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accident > environmental accident > explosion

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explosion  

Definition

  • A violent, sudden release of energy resulting from powders or gases undergoing instantaneous ignition or from some other means of detonation, often accompanied by a force producing great amounts of heat, major structural damages, shock waves and flying shrapnel.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3058

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