Explosion

Thiokol-Woodbine Explosion

3. Feb. 1971 · 30.92° N, 81.52° W

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Wann
3. Feb. 1971
Art
Explosion
Koordinaten
30.92° N, 81.52° W
Description
chemical plant explosion
Deaths
29

Thiokol-Woodbine explosion

Chemical plant explosion

The Thiokol-Woodbine explosion occurred at 10:53 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, February 3, 1971, at the Thiokol chemical plant, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Woodbine, Georgia, and 30 miles (48 km) north of Jacksonville, Florida, when large quantities of flares and their components in building M-132 were ignited by a fire and detonation occurred. A total of 29 workers died.

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