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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869-04-05 | C. N. Romaine & Brothers fireworks factory explosion | Petersburg, Virginia | United States | 12 deaths | factory | |
| 1903-06-21 | Fireworks explosion in downtown shop | Paterson, New Jersey | United States | 17 deaths | warehouse | |
| 1904-11-04 | United States | 15 deaths | ||||
| 1908-07-03 | S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | 7 deaths[1] | five-and-dime store | |
| 1909-07-03 | United States | 4–5 deaths, unconfirmed | Cigar Store | |||
| 1928-03-06 | Fireworks factory explosion | 20+ deaths | factory | |||
| 1930-04-03 | Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion | Devon, Pennsylvania | United States | 9 deaths | factory | |
| 1937-07-01 | Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion | Nampa, Idaho | United States | 6 deaths | Drug Store | |
| 1942-11-06 | Rochester Fireworks Company explosion | Perinton, New York | United States | 11 deaths | factory | |
| 1947-04-01 | Fireworks factory explosion | Clinton, Missouri | United States | 10 deaths | factory | |
| 1958-06-23 | Fireworks stand explosion | Salvador, Bahia | Brazil | 100+ deaths | ||
| 1964-08-24 | Fireworks ignite storage tanks | Atlatlahuaca | 45 deaths | |||
| 1970-05-27 | Carpentersville Fireworks Company explosion | Huntley, Illinois | United States | 3 injuries[2] | factory | |
| 1971-05-17 | Continental Fireworks Company explosion | Pisgah, Illinois | United States | 3 deaths, 5 injuries | factory | |
| 1971-06-13 | Fireworks explosion destroys school | Mexico | 13 deaths | |||
| 1972-03-06 | Melrose Display Fireworks Company explosion | Orland Park, Illinois | United States | 3 deaths, 16 injuries | factory | |
| 1972-07-04 | Bangs Lake Park explosion | Wauconda, Illinois | United States | 1 death, 8 injuries | park | |
| 1973-05-30 | Children injured by discarded shell | Huntley, Illinois | United States | 2 injuries | factory | |
| 1973-06-09 | Worldwide Fireworks Company explosion | McHenry, Illinois | United States | 7 injuries | factory | |
| 1977-02-18 | Xinjiang 61st Regiment | China | 694 deaths, 161 disabled[3] | public hall | ||
| 1983-05-27 | Benton, Tennessee | United States | 11 deaths, 1 injury | factory | ||
| 1984-09-07 | 7 deaths, 1 injury | navy | ||||
| 1985-05-20 | Illegal fireworks factory explosion | Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio | United States | 9 deaths | factory | |
| 1985-06-25 | Hallett, Oklahoma | United States | 21 deaths, 5 injuries | factory | ||
| 1986-04-05 | San Francisco, California | United States | 8–9 deaths, 20 injuries | factory | ||
| 1987-07-04 | National Mall Fireworks Display | Washington DC | United States | 4+ injuries[4] | park | |
| 1987-09-25 | Celebrity Fireworks plant explosion | Rialto, California | United States | 1 death[5] | factory | |
| 1988-12-12 | 62+ deaths, up to 83 injuries | market | ||||
| 1989-03-22 | Fengate fireworks factory explosion | 1 firefighter death, over 100 injuries | factory[6] | |||
| 1991-02-14 | Culemborg and Vianen | 2 deaths, dozens of injuries[7] | factory | |||
| 1991-05-07 | Sungai Buloh | Malaysia | 26 deaths, 83 injuries | factory | ||
| 1991-06-21 | Fireworks store explosion | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 22 deaths | warehouse | |
| 1996-01-31 | 1996 Shaoyang explosion | RFX factory in Shaoyang, Hunan | China | 134 death, 405 injuries[8] | RDX factory | |
| 1996-07-03 | Fireworks stand explosion | Lawrence County, Ohio | United States | 9 deaths, 11 injuries[9] | shop | |
| 1996-11-00 | accidents in a number of fireworks factories | ? | China | 51 deaths | factory | |
| 1997-06-05 | Pyro Shows fireworks warehouse explosion | LaFollette, Tennessee | United States | 4 deaths | warehouse[10] | |
| 1998-12-11 | Independence Professional Fireworks factory explosion | Osseo, Michigan | United States | 7 deaths | factory | |
| 1999-09-26 | Mexico | 63 deaths, 348 injuries | warehouse | |||
| 1999-12-00 | explosion in a fireworks factory | ? | Brazil | 39 deaths | factory | |
| 2000-05-13 | Netherlands | 23 deaths, c. 950 injuries | factory | |||
| 2001-01-01 | Netherlands | 14 deaths, 241 injuries | nightclub | |||
| 2001-11-24 | Brazil | 7 deaths, 197 injuries | nightclub | |||
| 2001-12-29 | Peru | 291 deaths, 134 injuries | shopping center | |||
| 2003-02-20 | West Warwick, Rhode Island | United States | 100 deaths, 230 injuries | nightclub | ||
| 2004-11-03 | Denmark | 1 death, 24 injuries | factory | |||
| 2004-12-30 | Argentina | 194 deaths, 1,492+ injuries | nightclub | |||
| 2007-12-31 | Philippines | 7 injuries | factory | |||
| 2006-12-04 | Festival Fireworks Factory | East Sussex | United Kingdom | 2 deaths, 12 injuries | factory | |
| 2007-31-12 | Fireworks explosion at Bulacan | Philippines | 4 missing (later found back), 7 injuries | Shops | ||
| 2008-02-01 | Turkey | 22+ deaths, 100+ injuries | factory | |||
| 2008-04-19 | Factory nightclub fire | Ecuador | 15 deaths, 35 injuries[11] | nightclub | ||
| 2008-09-21 | China | 43 deaths, 88 injuries | nightclub | |||
| 2009-01-01 | 66 deaths, 222 injuries | nightclub | ||||
| 2009-01-29 | Starmaker Fireworks Factory explosion | Philippines | 8+ deaths, 70+ injuries[12] | factory | ||
| 2009-02-09 | China | 1 death, 7 injuries | open air fireworks show | |||
| 2009-12-05 | 156 deaths, 78 injuries | nightclub | ||||
| 2012-07-04 | San Diego, California | United States | 0 casualties[13] | open air fireworks show from four barges and a pier | ||
| 2012-09-05 | 40 deaths, 70+ injuries | factory | ||||
| 2013-01-27 | Brazil | 242 deaths, 630 injuries | nightclub | |||
| 2013-06-20 | B.E.M. Fireworks explosion | Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec | Canada | 2 deaths[14] | warehouse | |
| 2014-04-20 | The Netherlands | ? | football stadium | |||
| 2015-10-30 | 64 deaths, 146 injuries | nightclub | ||||
| 2015-12-31 | Manila New Year's fireworks | Philippines | 1 death, 380 injuries, thousands displaced[15] | open air fireworks show | ||
| 2016-04-10 | India | 111 deaths, 350+ injuries | place of worship | |||
| 2016-12-20 | Mexico | 42 deaths, 84 injuries[16] | market | |||
| 2017-10-26 | 49 deaths, 46 injuries | factory | ||||
| 2018-06-06 | Fireworks explosion | Tultepec | Mexico | 7 deaths, 7 injuries | warehouse | |
| 2018-07-05 | Fireworks disaster | Tultepec | Mexico | 24 deaths, 49+ injuries | warehouse | |
| 2021-03-16 | Ontario fireworks explosion | United States | 2 deaths, 1 injured[17] | residential area | ||
| 2021-07-04 | LAPD firework disposal accident | Los Angeles, California | United States | 17 injuries[18] | residential area | |
| 2022-07-14 | France | 2 deaths, 7 injuries | Open air show | |||
| 2022-08-14 | 2022 Yerevan explosion | Armenia | 16 deaths, 61 injuries | warehouse | ||
| 2022-12-1 | "Magic in the Sky" warehouse blast | United States | 4 deaths, 1 injury[19] | warehouse | ||
| 2023-02-19 | Blitar fireworks explosion | Blitar | Indonesia | 4 deaths, 13 injuries[20] | house | |
| 2023-07-29 | Sungai Kolok fireworks disaster | Su-ngai Kolok | Thailand | 10+ deaths, at least 118 injured[21] | warehouse | |
| 2023-09-26 | Qaraqosh wedding fire | Qaraqosh | Iraq | 107 deaths, 82 injuries[22] | wedding hall | |
| 2024-01-17 | Suphanburi fireworks disaster | Suphan Buri | Thailand | 23 deaths, 7 injuries[23] | factory | |
| 2024-04-07 | Death of Allen Ray McGrew | South Carolina | United States | 1 death | house |