SS Grandcamp explosion in Texas City. Texas City: At 9:12 a.m. on April 16, 1947, the SS Grandcamp exploded at the docks in Texas City.

SS Grandcamp explosion in Texas City. Texas City: At 9:12 a.m. on April 16, 1947, the SS Grandcamp exploded at the docks in Texas City.

Texas is no stranger to massive explosions like the one that destroyed or badly damaged homes and injured six people in a residential area off U.S. 183 near McNeil Road on Sunday. Two unidentified ...