Texas blast, but in Oregon in 1959

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Bill in Oregon
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Texas blast, but in Oregon in 1959

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Few here will know of or recall this tragedy that happened August 7, 1959, in the small Oregon town of Roseburg. I remember seeing the downtown at age 6, just a few weeks after it happened. The casualties and damage were very similar to what just happened in West, TX, but of course the emergency medical system was medieval in comparison, 54 years ago ...

http://www.soptv.org/roseburg-blast-catastrophe-heroes/
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FWiedner
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Re: Texas blast, but in Oregon in 1959

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Yeah, but Texas has a track record...

1947 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster

2005 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City ... _explosion

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Re: Texas blast, but in Oregon in 1959

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Mobile, Alabama had a big boom in 1865.

http://jayssouth.com/alabama/explosion/

http://www3.gendisasters.com/alabama/83 ... articulars
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