On this day 77 years ago, at 9:12 a.m., the cargo ship SS Grandcamp detonated in Texas City after its load of ammonium nitrate caught on fire. It exploded with a force more powerful than an atomic bomb. Nearly 600 people were killed, including all but one member of Texas City's volunteer fire department, and thousands were injured. Close to 1,000 buildings were leveled, and an estimated 500 homes were destroyed. Later, another ship also carrying ammonium nitrate, the High Flyer, exploded with ev
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