6: Deadly Disasters: The Oppau Explosion 106
Dec 16, 2021•36 min•Ep. 6
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Episode description
he Oppau Explosion occurred on September 21, 1921, when a tower silo storing 4,500 tonnes of a mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded at a BASF plant in Oppau, Germany, killing over 500 people and injuring thousands more.
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