What the records say
- When
- 28 Apr 1973
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 38.75° N, 121.29° W
- Description
- Explosion in Roseville, California
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 48
Placed at the town its description names, Roseville.
1973 Roseville Yard Disaster
Explosion in Roseville, California
The Roseville Yard Disaster was an accidental explosion and fire that occurred on April 28, 1973, in the United States at a major Southern Pacific rail yard in the city of Roseville, California. The shipment of munitions bound for the Vietnam War originated at the Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot in Hawthorne, Nevada.
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