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19th January 1917: 73 people killed in the Silvertown munitions factory explosion in London
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:40
Publish Date: 2018-01-18 21:05:02
Description: The Brunner Mond chemical factory had been built in 1893 to manufacture caustic soda and soda crystals. However, declining demand for caustic soda meant that production ceased in 1912 and parts of the factory stood idle. Due to a crippling shell shortage following the onset of the First World War, the War Office chose to use the spare capacity at the Silvertown site to purify TNT for explosive shells. The chief scientist at the factory described the purification process as “manifestly very dangerous” and the company bosses themselves tried to dissuade the government for going ahead with the plan. Despite ...
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