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Willow Island disaster – In the deadliest construction accident in United States history

27 de abr. de 1978 · 39.37° N, 81.29° W

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27 de abr. de 1978
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39.37° N, 81.29° W

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Willow Island disaster – In the deadliest construction accident in United States history, 51 construction workers are killed when a cooling tower under construction collapses at the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island, West Virginia.

Willow Island disaster

1978 construction accident in West Virginia

The Willow Island disaster was the collapse of a cooling tower under construction at the Pleasants Power Station at Willow Island, West Virginia, on April 27, 1978. Fifty-one construction workers were killed. It is thought to be the deadliest construction accident in U.S. history.

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