Book: Centenary of BASF - In the Realm of Chemistry (c) 1965 by Econ-Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf - Vienna Photo page 92-93. Oppau factory after the explosion on 21st Sept 1921, at 7.30 am. Photo attributed to Compagnie Aerienne Francaise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosion The Oppau explosion occurred on September 21, 1921, when approximately 4,500 tonnes of a mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate fertilizer stored in a tower silo exploded at a BASF plant in Oppau, now part of Ludwigshafen, Germany, killing 500–600 people and injuring about 2,000 more.