Thursday, March 14, 2013

big bang in Roseburg, Oregon

crater where the truck full of explosives had stood
remains of a 1959 Ford Fairlane 500
remains of a 1959 Oldsmobile

Staying with this town, the explosion which rocked it in the early hours of 7 August 1959 was impressive even by today's Muslim terrorist standards. A truck laden with 6 tons of explosives was parked next to a building which caught fire and set the truck ablaze. The blast wrecked several blocks and caused 14 deaths with 125 injured.  Video doco here

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