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Showing posts with label deadly explosion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deadly explosion. Show all posts
January 01, 2012
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Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History
David M. Brown and Michael Wereschagin ... Gone at 3:17 is a true story of what can happen when school officials make bad decisions. To save money on heating the school building, the trustees had authorized workers to tap into a pipeline carrying “waste” natural gas produced by a gasoline refinery. The explosion led to laws that now require gas companies to add the familiar pungent odor. The knowledge that the tragedy could have been prevented added immeasurably to the heartbreak experienced by the survivors and the victims’ families. The town would never be the same. Using interviews, testimony from survivors, and archival newspaper files, Gone at 3:17 puts readers inside the shop class to witness the spark that ignited the gas. Many of those interviewed during twenty years of research are no longer living, but their acts of heroism and stories of survival live on in this meticulously documented and extensively illustrated book. Review The New London explosion – Two views of America's worst school ...On March 18, 1937, in East Texas' tiny New London community, a natural gas explosion killed some 300 students, teachers and others at London Junior-Senior ... sagecreek.wordpress.com/.../ | |
October 20, 2011
Clarkston remembers 22 dead from 1961 gas explosion
BBC News
The explosion caused devastation and left 22 people dead and dozens injured.
Events are being held this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Clarkston gas explosion which killed 22 people and left more than 100 injured.
The blast flattened a row of shops in the town and impacted on a passing bus just before 15:00 on 21 October 1971.
It was described as the worst peace-time explosion in Scotland. An inquiry later found no-one was to blame.
A flower laying ceremony will take place next to Clarkston Hall at 15:00 on Friday.
Family grief
This will be followed by a special service at Greenbank Church at 14:00 on Sunday.
East Renfrewshire Provost Alex Mackie said: "The Clarkston explosion took many lives from our community but it touched many more.
"The families and children who were left behind in their grief, the many people injured and the many more people who knew someone affected by it.
"We are joining with the local churches and community to remember the events of 40 years ago.
"It is a chance for all of us to pay our respects to those who lost their lives and those who lost loved ones."
BBC News
The explosion caused devastation and left 22 people dead and dozens injured.
Events are being held this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Clarkston gas explosion which killed 22 people and left more than 100 injured.
The blast flattened a row of shops in the town and impacted on a passing bus just before 15:00 on 21 October 1971.
It was described as the worst peace-time explosion in Scotland. An inquiry later found no-one was to blame.
A flower laying ceremony will take place next to Clarkston Hall at 15:00 on Friday.
Family grief
This will be followed by a special service at Greenbank Church at 14:00 on Sunday.
East Renfrewshire Provost Alex Mackie said: "The Clarkston explosion took many lives from our community but it touched many more.
"The families and children who were left behind in their grief, the many people injured and the many more people who knew someone affected by it.
"We are joining with the local churches and community to remember the events of 40 years ago.
"It is a chance for all of us to pay our respects to those who lost their lives and those who lost loved ones."
June 30, 2011
Mine disaster probe finds intimidation, false papers. Choosing safety over production was a firing offense at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine, according to a federal investigation of last year's deadly explosion there. All Things Considered, NPR.
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/29/
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/29/
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