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The Texas City disaster, 1947 /

On April 16, 1947, a small fire broke out among bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in the hold of the ship Grandcamp as it lay docked at Texas City, Texas. Despite immediate attempts to extinguish the fire, it rapidly intensified until the Grandcamp exploded in a blast that caused massive loss of l...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stephens, Hugh W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1997.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Texto completo