Chapter 30. Explosions
At 11 minutes past 11 on the morning of November 27th, 1944, the Midlands was shaken by the biggest explosion this country has ever known. 4,000 tons of bombs stored 90ft down in the old gypsum mines in the area, blew up, blasting open a crater 400ft deep and 3/4 mile long. Buildings many miles away were damaged. This pub had to be rebuilt and one farm, with all its buildings, wagons, horses, cattle and 6 people completely disappeared.—Notice outside the Cock Inn, Fauld, near Burton-on-Trent, England
The immediate cause of most explosions—that is, violent releases of energy—is an exothermic chemical reaction or decomposition that produces a large amount of gas. However, some explosions, such as those described in Sections ...
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