| Wednesday, March 20, 1968 - Eldred - There were no injuries in
an explosion which destroyed several buildings at National Powder
Company, north of Eldred Borough. The blast was apparently touched
off by a fire of undetermined origin in a nitrator building and
was discovered soon enough to evacuate the 35 employees to safe
areas when the blast occurred. The explosion cracked and rattled
windows as far away as ten miles at 9:45 a.m. The blast left a crater
at least ten feet deep and uprooted trees for several hundred feet
in all directions. The following photographs were taken soon after
the explosion by Kenneth Slavin of Eldred. |
