Barracas, Spain

Barracas is a Spanish town located in Castellón.

Coat of arms of Barracas.

In 2004 a truck carrying 25 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded half an hour after a traffic accident on March 9, 2004, killing two people and injuring five others. The explosion, which could be heard at a distance of several kilometers, caused a crater 5 metres (16 ft) deep.^[1]

References

1. Fabra, María (10 March 2004). "Un camión lleno de nitrato estalla tras un choque y causa dos muertos en Castelló" [A truck full of nitrate explodes after a crash and causes two deaths in Castelló]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2013.

40.017°N 0.683°W / 40.017; -0.683