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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1954
Page
4
An Institute Carbide and Carbon operator recounts an explosion at 3 p.m. yesterday. He describes the floor collapsing as a grating blew up, trapping him briefly before he crawled out and ran about 100 yards away. He remains unsure of the exact cause.
The eyewitness describes leaving Roxalena Road in Dunbar as a blast sent a white flame. A red track and a flash caused his car to stop. Two men jumped from the scene and fled across the hill while a large fire burned nearby.
Earl Handley, a Carbide welder for three years, describes a near miss when a tank car on the loading ramp blew up as he and helper J. C. Chapman ran toward the shop door. He was struck by flying glass in the legs but says he was not seriously hurt.
A fire foreman recounts responding to alarms when a blast occurred. He describes a flash of light and waking up in a car en route to an undisclosed destination. Details on who triggered the blast or the extent of injuries are not provided in the readable text.
A worker sustained injuries from a blast that blew debris across the river. The force loosened a door frame and knocked him unconscious. He awoke about half an hour later in the hospital with unclear memory of events.
New York June 4 GNS Seven workmen were injured when an electric drill hit near the Carbide plant and set off a stick of dynamite. A gas station across the river was crowded as men and customers sheltered. one worker suffered a broken arm and scalp cuts while awaiting change. The blast buried the scene and rattled the area as police investigated the charge.
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