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On May 4, 1988, a fire followed by several explosions occurred at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant in Henderson, Nevada. The disaster caused two fatalities, 372 injuries, and an estimated $100 million of damage.
The PEPCON disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred in Henderson on May 4, 1988 at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) plant. The fire and subsequent explosions claimed two lives, injured 372 people, and caused an estimated US$100 million of damage.
Pages in category "1988 disasters in the United States" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... PEPCON disaster; S. Syringe tide
On May 4, 1988, the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant experienced a catastrophic fire and series of explosions. The facility was one of only two in the United States producing ammonium perchlorate, a key component in solid rocket fuel.
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The First Interstate Tower fire was a high-rise fire that occurred on May 4, 1988, at the First Interstate Tower (now Aon Center) in Los Angeles, California, a 62-story, 860 foot (260 m) skyscraper, then the tallest building in the city. The fire destroyed five floors of the building, injured 40 people, and caused the death of a maintenance ...
The book delivers a compelling, comprehensive history of the disaster that exposed, as Higginbotham writes, how “the nation's smartest minds had unwittingly sent seven men and women to their ...
PEPCON disaster; Piper Alpha; 1988 Poole explosion This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 02:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...