During World War II, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) stored enormous amounts of munitions in various depots.<\/p>\n
In 1941, munitions stored by the RAF totaled 158,000 tons. One of the repositories for this material was at RAF Fauld<\/strong>, located underground near Tutbury, in Staffordshire, England. This warehouse was built in 1939, and its history was marked by a terrible event that occurred there on the morning of November 27, 1944<\/strong>, when between 3,500 and 4,000 tons of explosives exploded. The colossal explosion created a crater 307 meters in diameter and 30 meters deep<\/strong> that still exists.<\/p>\n As they say, misfortunes never come alone. The enormous explosion destroyed a reservoir that was near the powder magazine<\/strong>, as well as several buildings. Between the effects of the explosion and the floods caused by the destruction of the reservoir, 70 people died<\/strong>. The RAF Fauld explosion is on record as one of the largest explosions on record in the British Isles.<\/p>\n Despite the disaster, the RAF recovered this powder magazine, which remained in use until 1966<\/strong>. The magazine was later transferred to the US Army, which continued to use it until 1973. Today the depot is abandoned and sealed and is still a dangerous place, as it is believed that ammunition is still buried there<\/strong> , due to the explosion of 1944. The explorer group IKS Exploration<\/a> was able to enter these facilities, although he has indicated that they were again sealed after his visit:<\/p>\n
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