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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 »
Oakland, CA Two Busses And Auto Collide, Dec 1944
Posted December 31st, 2011 by Stu Beitler12 HURT IN COLLISION OF OAKLAND AUTO, BUSSES. read more »
Yosemite National Park, CA Rock Slide Kills Three, Nov 1980
Posted December 28th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerHUGE ROCK SLIDE KILLS 3 HIKERS. read more »
San Marino, CA Child Falls Into Abandoned Well, Apr 1949
Posted December 4th, 2011 by Linda HortonKathy Found Dead in Old Well; Body Located at 85-Foot Level
Discovery Ends 53 Hours Of Frantic Rescue Efforts. read more »
Oakland, CA Diner Explosion, Aug 1969
Posted December 3rd, 2011 by Stu BeitlerEXPLOSION SHATTERS DINER, ONE KILLED. read more »
Pinole, CA Hercules Powder Explosion, Feb 1929
Posted November 30th, 2011 by Stu Beitler
THREE KILLED IN HERCULES EXPLOSION.
TERRIFIC BLAST ROCKS COUNTRYSIDE IN VICINITY OF POWDER WORKS AT PINOLE; FOURTH WORKER INJURED. read more »
San Francisco, CA Ewing Field Ball Park Fire, Jun 1926
Posted November 18th, 2011 by Linda HortonFLAMES SWEEP FRISCO REGION
Damage to Residences Is Estimated at $300,000. read more »
Los Angeles, CA Tunnel Caves In, Jan 1900
Posted November 18th, 2011 by Linda HortonELEVEN LABORERS ENTOMBED.
Tunnel at Los Angeles Caves in---Eight Men Rescued---Inspector Dies of Injuries. read more »
San Francisco, CA Cable Car Accident, Dec 1967
Posted November 14th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerSAN FRANCISCO CABLE CAR WRECK; 43 PERSONS INJURED. read more »
Oakland, CA Water Project Explosion, Jun 1930
Posted November 11th, 2011 by JuneExplosion Fatal To 7 Men At Oakland, Cal.
Blast Occurs on Water Project Being Built by City of San Francisco read more »
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