On the afternoon of 14 April 1944, the city of Bombay, then the jewel of British India’s western coast, was shaken by a catastrophe so violent that it rivalled wartime bombings, despite being entirely accidental. A single cargo ship, anchored peacefully in the harbour, unleashed an explosion that tore through docks and the surrounding neighbourhoods. By nightfall, large parts of the city were burning, thousands lay dead or injured, and Bombay had suffered one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
A piece of propeller was flung away and landed in St. Xaviers High School, about 5 km (3 mi) from the docks. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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The Bombay Docks Explosion of 1944
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