TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
j ( UNIT OF DUPONT POWDER 11 WORKS J AREA OF 50 MILES ROCKED I I ? GIBBSTOWN (Penns.), Jan. 17. c The explosion of 60001bs. of nitro- t ne iestroyed a unit of the Du- r pont powder works. An area of 50 miles was rocked by the explosion, c which shattered windows for 15 miles, r Specially constructed units are iso- a lated. At least two were killed and t two injured. a The company posted 27 additional f guards at the plant a fortnight ago as r a precaution against sabotage. t Duponts discount a sabotage f theory, but the Federal Bureau of In- q vestigation is investigating. Explo- r sions wrecked the plant, three times in 1916. killing 18 persons. e
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 6
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