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The fire chief of the City of Henderson, who was leaving the main fire station about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the PEPCON facility, spotted the huge smoke column and immediately ordered his units to the scene. As he approached the plant, he could see a massive white and orange fireball about 100 ft (30 m) in diameter and dozens of people ...
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.
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 killed 2 and injured 372 people and caused an estimated US$100 million of damage.
Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Las Vegas.It is the 2nd most populous city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with 317,610 residents. [4]
The NASA report says "PEPCON operated in Clark County, NV, 10 miles southeast of Las Vegas, NV, near Henderson" . Do you have a source that says it was in Henderson? There isn't one cited in the article. GA-RT-22 13:53, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
Henderson, NV 5/4/88 – The PEPCON disaster. Manila, Philippines – An 8-story department-store comes off its foundations, and crashes into a nearby high-rise flat, but no one is killed. Chouteau, Oklahoma; San Diego, California - David Ferguson crashes his speedboat twice.
May 4, 1988: PEPCON disaster, Henderson, Nevada. A massive fire and explosions at a chemical plant killed two people and injured over 300. May 10, 1993: Kader Toy Factory fire. A fire started in a poorly built factory in Thailand. Exit doors were locked and the stairwell collapsed. 188 workers were killed, mostly young women.
The city's Henderson Convention Center opened on Water Street in 1982, and would be expanded several times. [101] [102] Henderson City Hall opened adjacent to the convention center in 1989. [101] [103] Henderson's justice facility is located across from city hall.