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1959 Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania gas truck explosion...
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1959 Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania gas truck explosion...

Item # 574521 ·

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 2, 1959

  • Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
  • Gas truck explosion disaster

This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Tanker Blast In Pa. Kills 11 Onlookers" with caption: "Fiery Ball Hits Victims 30 Feet Away"

Tells of the gas tanker truck explosion disaster at Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania.

Other news of the day. Good condition.

Category: The 20th Century
Price
$36
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.