1943 Filipstad Explosion
The 1943 Filipstad explosion was a fire in an ammunition store at Filipstad, Norway, Filipstad in Oslo on Sunday, 19 December 1943, during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. The fire started during the unloading of ammunition from the transport ship . The estimated amount of exploded ammunition varies from 800 to 1,200 tons. A large number of Shell (projectile), shells and Rifle grenade, grenades were tossed into the air and spread over the city. There were around 40 Norwegian casualties and around 75 Germans were killed, and 400 wounded. About 400 buildings were severely damaged. Course of events The first explosion occurred at around 14:30 local time, and killed 20 dock workers, two crane operators, several German guards and crew from ''Selma''.Lillegaard p. 136 Workers that were not killed immediately managed to escape from the area or find shelter among large cement blocks on the wharf. The main explosion occurred two hours later, at around 16:30, when an estimated 400 ...
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