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Brescia Explosion
1769 CE · Republic of Venice, Europe · Disaster
The Brescia explosion occurred in 1769 in Brescia when a large store of gunpowder exploded after a lightning strike, causing extensive destruction and many deaths. Claims that as many as 6,000 people died in the explosion place the event high on lists of accidents and disasters by death toll.
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