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1927 Pittsburgh gas explosion...
1927 Pittsburgh gas explosion...
Item # 574588
November 14, 1927
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, November 14, 1927
* Pittsburgh PA gasometer explosion (early 1st report)
* Largest gas tank in the World at the time
This 22 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page: "BLAST KILLS SCORE; 500 HURT" with subheads that include: "WORLD'S GREATEST GAS TANK EXPLODES, WRECKING HOMES, FACTORIES IN PITTSBURGH" and more (see images).
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise good.
wikipedia notes: The Pittsburg gasometer explosion, or Equitable Gas explosion, was a bizarre accident that took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the morning of November 14, 1927. A huge cylindrical gasometer, the largest in the world at that time, developed a leak, and repairmen were sent to fix it. The repairmen used an open flame blowtorch to find the leak. This turned out to be a serious mistake. The leak was found, but the tank full of natural gas then floated into the air like a balloon and exploded, causing a rain of fire and metal over a one mile radius. 28 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
Category: The 20th Century
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