DISASTROUS EXPLOSION
FORTY KILLED IN GERMAN WORKS.
(Received 21st May, 2 p.m.) BERLIN, 20th May. Forty were killed and scores injured in an explosion at Hassloch, the most disastrous in Germany since the war. Work was in full swing when the powder in one of the workshops exploded, apparently by spontaneous combustion. Other explosions immediately followed with catastrophic effect, and the entire factory was swept away. Masonry, farts of heavy machinery, and human bodies were hurled hundreds of yards. The shock of the explosion was felt miles away. The ruins of the factory took fire, and the firemen and rescuers were unable for some time to approach the injured, who were screaming in agony.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19260521.2.79.4
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 120, 21 May 1926, Page 8
Word Count
114DISASTROUS EXPLOSION Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 120, 21 May 1926, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in