A fireworks company in Western Australia that had been in business for nearly a century, were preparing for a fireworks display in their packing shed when one ignited and set off a fire and an explosion. Onlookers were shocked when there was a subsequent explosion that was so big it was heard 30 kilometers away leaving the facility in ruins.With John Chidgey.This show is <a href="/blog/podcasting-2-0">Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced</a>
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Reports:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120711053253/http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/documents/Reports/DGS_R_CarmelExplosion.pdf">Report of the investigation into the fireworks accident at Carmel, Western Australia (PDF)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/wp-content/files_mf/A22018_ips22018_002.pdf">Fire and Explosions at a Fireworks Storage Depot (PDF)</a></li>
</ul>
Links of Interest:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Mines,_Industry_Regulation_and_Safety">Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/mineral-exploration-mining/permitting/explosives-magazine-storage-and-use">Explosives Magazine Storage and Use</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_explosive_quantity">Net Explosive Quantity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.chemsafetypro.com/Topics/TDG/Class_1_Dangerous_Goods.html">Class 1 Dangerous Goods Explosive Substances and Articles</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cardilefireworks.com.au/company/">Cardile Fireworks</a></li>
</ul>
News Articles:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/08/Carmel-fireworks-incident-report-has-global-implications.aspx">Carmel fireworks incident report has global implications</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/perth-fireworks-factory-explodes-20020306-gdu0yb.html">Perth fireworks factory explodes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/962965">A Fireworks Factory Exploded In Perth&rsquo;s Hills (VIDEO)</a></li>
</ul>
About Pyrotechnics:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.jpyro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/bk2022f.pdf">The Illustrated Dictionary of Pyrotechnics (PDF)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amateurpyro.com/forums/topic/3282-list-of-pyro-chemicals-and-terms/">List of Pyro Chemicals and Terms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.americanpyro.com/display-fireworks-glossary">Display Fireworks Glossary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pyrostar.be/glossary/">Pyrostar Glossary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.skylighter.com/blogs/how-to-make-fireworks/stars-shell-inserts">Fireworks Stars and Shells Garnitures</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pyrocreations.com/Pyrotechnic-Blog/wanted_to_know_about_fireworks_fuses">All you wanted to know about fireworks fuses</a></li>
</ul>
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