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Silvertown explosion...
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January 21, 1917
THE SUNDAY CITIZEN, Asheville, North Carolina, January 21, 1917
* Silvertown explosion
* Essex, London, England
* World War I era
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "LONDON SHAKEN BY EXPLOSION IN CHEMICAL PLANT", "About Forty Bodies Recovered and Hundred More Are Injured", "Series Of Fires Cause Explosion" and more. Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning, otherwise good.
wikipedia notes: The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now Greater London) on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 18.52. The blast occurred at a munitions factory which was producing explosives for Britain's World War I military effort. Approximately 50 tons of TNT exploded, killing 73 people and injuring over 400, and also causing substantial damage to buildings and property in the local area. This was possibly the largest single explosion to occur in Britain up to that time, though this is difficult to ascertain as there is not an obvious way to measure the size of past explosions.
Category: The 20th Century
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