# List of fireworks accidents and incidents

This is a list of fireworks accidents and incidents, including pyrotechnics fire and explosion. The list is sortable by casualties and date.
| Date | Event | Location | Country | Casualties | Structure |
| 5 May 1869 | C. N. Romaine & Brothers fireworks factory explosion | Petersburg, Virginia | United States | 12 deaths | Factory |
| 21 June 1903 | Fireworks explosion in downtown shop | Paterson, New Jersey | United States | 17 deaths | Warehouse |
| 4 November 1904 | Fireworks explosion at Madison Square | New York City | United States | 15 deaths | |
| 3 July 1908 | S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | 7 deaths | Five and dime store |
| 3 July 1909 | Great Nampa Fire | Arnold Cigar Store, Nampa, Idaho | United States | 4–5 deaths, unconfirmed | Cigar Store |
| 6 March 1928 | Fireworks factory explosion | Samarang, Java | Indonesia | 20+ deaths | Factory |
| 3 April 1930 | Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion | Devon, Pennsylvania | United States | 9 deaths | Factory |
| 1 July 1937 | Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion | Nampa, Idaho | United States | 6 deaths | Drug Store |
| 6 November 1942 | Rochester Fireworks Company explosion | Perinton, New York | United States | 11 deaths | Factory |
| 1 April 1947 | Fireworks factory explosion | Clinton, Missouri | United States | 10 deaths | Factory |
| 23 June 1958 | Fireworks stand explosion | Salvador, Bahia | Brazil | 100+ deaths | |
| 24 August 1964 | Fireworks ignite storage tanks | Atlatlahuaca | Mexico | 45 deaths | |
| 27 May 1970 | Carpentersville Fireworks Company explosion | Huntley, Illinois | United States | 3 injuries | Factory |
| 17 May 1971 | Continental Fireworks Company explosion | Pisgah, Illinois | United States | 3 deaths, 5 injuries | Factory |
| 13 June 1971 | Fireworks explosion destroys school | Puebla | Mexico | 13 deaths | |
| 6 March 1972 | Melrose Display Fireworks Company explosion | Orland Park, Illinois | United States | 3 deaths, 16 injuries | Factory |
| 4 July 1972 | Bangs Lake Park explosion | Wauconda, Illinois | United States | 1 death, 8 injuries | Park |
| 30 May 1973 | Children injured by discarded shell | Huntley, Illinois | United States | 2 injuries | Factory |
| 9 June 1973 | Worldwide Fireworks Company explosion | McHenry, Illinois | United States | 7 injuries | Factory |
| 18 February 1977 | Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire | Xinjiang 61st Regiment | China | 694 deaths, 161 disabled | Public hall |
| 27 May 1983 | Benton fireworks disaster | Benton, Tennessee | United States | 11 deaths, 1 injury | Factory |
| 7 September 1984 | C23 tragedy | Qala, Gozo | Malta | 7 deaths, 1 injury | Patrol Craft Fast |
| 20 May 1985 | Illegal fireworks factory explosion | Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio | United States | 9 deaths | Factory |
| 25 June 1985 | Aerlex Fireworks plant explosion | Hallett, Oklahoma | United States | 21 deaths, 5 injuries | Factory |
| 5 April 1986 | 1986 San Francisco fireworks disaster | San Francisco, California | United States | 8–9 deaths, 20 injuries | Factory |
| 4 July 1987 | National Mall Fireworks Display | Washington DC | United States | 4+ injuries | Park |
| 25 September 1987 | Celebrity Fireworks plant explosion | Rialto, California | United States | 1 death | Factory |
| 12 December 1988 | Mexico City fireworks disaster | Mexico City | Mexico | 62+ deaths, up to 83 injuries | Market |
| 22 March 1989 | Fengate fireworks factory explosion | Peterborough | United Kingdom | 1 firefighter death, over 100 injuries | Factory |
| 14 February 1991 | Culemborg fireworks disaster | Culemborg and Vianen | Netherlands | 2 deaths, dozens of injuries | Factory |
| 7 March 1991 | Bright Sparklers Fireworks disaster | Sungai Buloh | Malaysia | 26 deaths, 83 injuries | Factory |
| 21 June 1991 | Fireworks store explosion | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 22 deaths | Warehouse |
| 31 January 1996 | 1996 Shaoyang explosion | RFX factory in Shaoyang, Hunan | China | 134 death, 405 injuries | RDX factory |
| 3 July 1996 | Fireworks stand explosion | Lawrence County, Ohio | United States | 9 deaths, 11 injuries | Shop |
| 1 November 1996 | Accidents in a number of fireworks factories | Unknown | China | 51 deaths | Factory |
| 5 March 1997 | Pyro Shows fireworks warehouse explosion | LaFollette , Tennessee | United States | 4 deaths | Warehouse |
| 11 December 1998 | Independence Professional Fireworks factory explosion | Osseo, Michigan | United States | 7 deaths | Factory |
| 26 September 1999 | Celaya fireworks disaster | Celaya | Mexico | 63 deaths, 348 injuries | Warehouse |
| 1 December 1999 | Explosion in a fireworks factory | Unknown | Brazil | 39 deaths | Factory |
| 13 March 2000 | Enschede fireworks disaster | Enschede | Netherlands | 23 deaths, c. 950 injuries | Factory |
| 1 January 2001 | Volendam New Year's fire | Volendam | Netherlands | 14 deaths, 241 injuries | Nightclub |
| 24 November 2001 | Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 7 deaths, 197 injuries | Nightclub |
| 29 January 2001 | Mesa Redonda fire | Lima | Peru | 291 deaths, 134 injuries | Shopping center |
| 20 February 2003 | The Station nightclub fire | West Warwick, Rhode Island | United States | 100 deaths, 230 injuries | Nightclub |
| 3 November 2004 | Seest fireworks disaster | Seest | Denmark | 1 death, 24 injuries | Factory |
| 30 December 2004 | República Cromañón nightclub fire | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 194 deaths, 1,492+ injuries | Nightclub |
| 31 December 2007 | December 2007 Bocaue fire | Bocaue, Bulacan | Philippines | 7 injuries | Factory |
| 4 December 2006 | Festival Fireworks Factory | East Sussex | United Kingdom | 2 deaths, 12 injuries | Factory |
| 31 December 2007 | Fireworks explosion at Bulacan | Bocaue | Philippines | 4 missing (later found back), 7 injuries | Shops |
| 1 February 2008 | Istanbul fireworks explosion | Istanbul | Turkey | 22+ deaths, 100+ injuries | Factory |
| 30 March 2008 | WrestleMania XXIV | Orlando, Florida | United States | 0 deaths, Approx. 40 injuries | Football stadium |
| 19 April 2008 | Factory nightclub fire | Quito | Ecuador | 15 deaths, 35 injuries | Nightclub |
| 21 September 2008 | Wuwang Club fire | Shenzhen | China | 43 deaths, 88 injuries | Nightclub |
| 1 January 2009 | Santika Club fire | Bangkok | Thailand | 66 deaths, 222 injuries | Nightclub |
| 29 January 2009 | Starmaker Fireworks Factory explosion | Trece Martires | Philippines | 8+ deaths, 70+ injuries | Factory |
| 9 February 2009 | Beijing Television Cultural Center fire | Beijing | China | 1 death, 7 injuries | Open air fireworks show |
| 5 December 2009 | Lame Horse fire | Perm | Russia | 156 deaths, 78 injuries | Nightclub |
| 4 July 2012 | Big Bay Boom premature mass discharge | San Diego, California | United States | 0 casualties | Open air fireworks show from four barges and a pier |
| 5 September 2012 | Sivakasi factory explosion | Sivakasi | India | 40 deaths, 70+ injuries | Factory |
| 27 January 2013 | Kiss nightclub fire | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | 242 deaths, 630 injuries | Nightclub |
| 20 June 2013 | B.E.M. Fireworks explosion | Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec | Canada | 2 deaths | Warehouse |
| 20 April 2014 | Fireworks incident | De Kuip, Rotterdam | Netherlands | Unknown | Football stadium |
| 30 October 2015 | Colectiv nightclub fire | Bucharest | Romania | 64 deaths, 146 injuries | Nightclub |
| 31 December 2015 | Manila New Year's fireworks | Manila | Philippines | 1 death, 380 injuries, thousands displaced | Open air fireworks show |
| 10 April 2016 | Puttingal temple fire | Kollam, Kerala | India | 111 deaths, 350+ injuries | Place of worship |
| 20 December 2016 | 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion | Tultepec | Mexico | 42 deaths, 84 injuries | Market |
| 26 October 2017 | Tangerang fireworks disaster | Tangerang | Indonesia | 49 deaths, 46 injuries | Factory |
| 6 June 2018 | Fireworks explosion | Tultepec | Mexico | 7 deaths, 7 injuries | Warehouse |
| 5 July 2018 | Fireworks disaster | Tultepec | Mexico | 24 deaths, 49+ injuries | Warehouse |
| 16 March 2021 | Ontario fireworks explosion | Ontario, California | United States | 2 deaths, 1 injured | Residential area |
| 4 July 2021 | LAPD firework disposal accident | Los Angeles, California | United States | 17 injuries | Residential area |
| 14 July 2022 | Bastille Day | Cholet | France | 2 deaths, 7 injuries | Open air show |
| 14 August 2022 | 2022 Yerevan explosion | Yerevan | Armenia | 16 deaths, 61 injuries | Warehouse |
| 1 December 2022 | "Magic in the Sky" warehouse blast | Orlando, Florida | United States | 4 deaths, 1 injury | Warehouse |
| 19 February 2023 | Blitar fireworks explosion | Blitar | Indonesia | 4 deaths, 13 injuries | House |
| 29 July 2023 | Sungai Kolok fireworks disaster | Su-ngai Kolok | Thailand | 10+ deaths, at least 118 injured | Warehouse |
| 26 September 2023 | Qaraqosh wedding fire | Qaraqosh | Iraq | 107 deaths, 82 injuries | Wedding hall |
| 17 January 2024 | Suphanburi fireworks disaster | Suphan Buri | Thailand | 23 deaths, 7 injuries | Factory |
| 7 April 2024 | Death of Allen Ray McGrew | South Carolina | United States | 1 death | House |
| 28 October 2024 | Nileshwar temple fireworks disaster | Kerala | India | 4 deaths, 154 injured | Temple |
| 7 December 2024 | Bosa fireworks disaster | Bogotá | Colombia | 1 death, 6 injured | House |
| 1 January 2025 | Aliamanu Fireworks disaster | Honolulu | United States | 6 deaths, 20 injured | House |
| 16 March 2025 | Kočani nightclub fire | Kočani | North Macedonia | 59+ death, 155+ injured | Nightclub |