Bombay Explosion -- Work has resumed at Bombay docks which were wrecked 7 months ago by one of the world's mightiest explosions. The explosion caused untold damage and lose of life but as this series of pictures shows the colossal task of clearing wreckage and reconstruction is almost complete. Fires raged for days and millions of gallons of water were poured into blazing ships and buildings. February 09, 1945. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).