Texas City Disaster

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf disaster
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:U.S._Bureau_of_Mines
gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:causedBy explosion
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Texas_City_Disaster_Memorial
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired art
inspired songs
inspired memorial events
gptkbp:documentedIn documentaries
various historical accounts
government reports
books about industrial safety
gptkbp:hasPublications local residents
investigators
government officials
survivors
first responders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Texas City Disaster
gptkbp:impact surrounding industrial facilities
Texas_City_docks
homes_in_Texas_City
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hazardous_Materials_Transportation_Act
gptkb:Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Act
gptkbp:inspiration safety training programs
emergency response protocols
community preparedness initiatives
gptkbp:involved gptkb:SS_Grandcamp
gptkb:SS_High_Flyer
gptkbp:isATypeOf ammonium nitrate explosion
gptkbp:ledTo changes in safety regulations
increased awareness of hazardous materials
gptkbp:location gptkb:Texas_City,_Texas
gptkbp:occursIn April 16, 1947
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Beirut_port_explosion
gptkb:West_Fertilizer_Company_explosion
gptkb:Piper_Alpha_disaster
gptkb:Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
gptkb:Tianjin_explosions
gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster
gptkb:Port_Chicago_disaster
gptkb:Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Bhopal disaster
gptkbp:resultedIn approximately 581 deaths
over 5,000 injuries
gptkbp:significance one of the deadliest industrial accidents in U.S. history