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Old 11-16-2008, 05:20 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by StereoMike View Post
Biggest man-made and non-nuke explosion.

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Nope, it killed more people but was only 3,000 tons of boom, compared to 5,000 tons at Port Chicago.
It probably did more damage, and killed more people, because it was a crowded port city rather than a military facility, and in 1917 everything was made of wood. Bigger disaster but not the biggest boom.
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