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Events on Friday 14 April 1944 1
1944Bombay explosionBurning freighter devastates the city docksThe freighter SS Fort Stikine, carrying cotton, gold and explosives, caught fire and blew up in Bombay's Victoria Dock. The explosions killed around 800 people and sank or damaged many ships. India commemorates firefighters on 14 April each year in memory of the disaster.