Explosions
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Boston, MA 'Molasses Flood' Tank Explosion, Jan 1919
Posted November 11th, 2007 by Stu Beitler
DOZEN KILLED, 50 HURT, AS TANK OF MOLASSES BURST
Wreckage Covered with Sticky Stream of 2,000,000 Gallons.
3 FIREMEN BURIED. read more »
Asheville, NC Dynamite Explosion In Stone Quarry, Aug 1938
Posted January 28th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerASHEVILLE BLAST IS FATAL TO FIVE IN STONE QUARRY.
Asheville, Sept. 1 -- (AP) -- A terrific dynamite explosion that killed five men at a stone quarry here puzzled officials today.
The men, read more »
Avalon, Catalina Island, CA Rock Quarry Explosion, Nov 1934
Posted January 26th, 2012 by Stu Beitler7 KILLED IN CATALINA EXPLOSION.
900 CANS BLASTING POWDER ARE TOUCHED OFF IN CALIFORNIA.
AXE OF WORKMAN STRIKES COMBUSTIBLE; PLANE BRINGS MEDICS. read more »
Sumneytown, PA Dynamite Explosion, Jan 1889
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by Stu BeitlerDYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
TWO YOUNG MEN BLOWN INTO PIECES TOO SMALL TO RECOGNIZE. read more »
New Hope, WV Mill Boiler Explosion, Jan 1888
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by Stu BeitlerFIVE MEN KILLED.
A MILL BOILER EXPLODES WITH APPALLING RESULTS. read more »
New Hope, WV Mill Boiler Explosion, Jan 1888
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by Stu BeitlerFIVE MEN KILLED.
A MILL BOILER EXPLODES WITH APPALLING RESULTS. read more »
New Hope, WV Mill Boiler Explosion, Jan 1888
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by Stu BeitlerFIVE MEN KILLED.
A MILL BOILER EXPLODES WITH APPALLING RESULTS. read more »
Chicago, IL Gas Explosion, Dec 1944
Posted January 20th, 2012 by June1 Killed, Dozen Hurt In Explosion of Gas read more »
Harrisburg, PA Newspaper Plant Explosion, Mar 1846
Posted January 15th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerTERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT HARRISBURG. read more »
West Newton, PA Sawmill Boiler Explosion, Jan 1903
Posted January 15th, 2012 by Linda HortonExplosion Killed Two, Injured Two read more »
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