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Delaware
Just Added! Browse these articles recently added to the disaster database.
Wilmington, DE Clothing Store Fire, Dec 1958
Posted March 4th, 2010 by Stu BeitlerFATAL FLAME ERUPTS IN STORE DECOR. read more »
Wilmington, DE Truck Collision, Aug 1933
Posted February 20th, 2010 by Stu BeitlerTRUCKS COLLIDE; ONE EXPLODES.
PICNICKERS KILLED WHEN LOAD OF GUNCOTTON BLOWS UP IN CRASH. read more »
East Coast Earthquake, Aug 1884
Posted December 27th, 2009 by Jenni LanhamA SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE
Felt Over a Large Region – A Vibratory Motion from Washington to Maine read more »
New Castle, DE (off shore) Tanker MISSION SAN FRANCISCO Collision, Mar 1957
Posted December 25th, 2009 by Stu Beitler
SEEK CAUSE OF MISHAP; 10 MISSING. read more »
Wilmington, DE Du Pont powder mill explosion, Aug 1857
Posted September 20th, 2009 by Tim TaugherExplosion of Dupont's Powder Mill at Wilmington, Pa. [sic]
WILMINGTON, Sunday, Aug. 23. read more »
Felton, DE Tornado, Jan 1967
Posted July 14th, 2009 by Stu BeitlerTORNADO HITS DELAWARE TOWN.
TWISTER NARROWLY MISSES SCHOOL; WRECKS 12 HOMES. read more »
Newark, DE Restaurant Explosion, Dec 1976
Posted June 28th, 2009 by Stu Beitler23 HURT IN EXPLOSION, FIRE AT McDONALD'S.
Newark, Del. (UPI) -- Twenty-three people were injured Wednesday in a gas explosion and fire which destroyed a local McDonald's hamburger restaurant. read more »
New Castle, DE Chemical Plant Explosion, Oct 1980
Posted June 22nd, 2009 by Stu BeitlerDELAWARE CHEMICAL PLANT FIRE UNDER CONTROL; AT LEAST 5 DEAD. read more »
Wilmington, DE Trains Collide, Feb 1943
Posted February 19th, 2009 by Stu Beitler57 INJURED IN RAIL COLLISION.
MANY SAILORS INVOLVED WHEN SWITCH ENGINE RAMS WAITING PASSENGER TRAIN AT WILMINGTON. read more »
Wilmington, DE DuPont powder mill explosion, Oct 1859
Posted January 19th, 2009 by Tim TaugherNEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Explosion at Wilmington.
THE DUPONT POWDER MILLS BLOWN UP - FIVE BUILDINGS DESTROYED - SEVEN LIVES LOST - INCIDENTS.
WILMINGTON, Del., Saturday, Oct. 22. read more »
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