A victim of the February 3, 1971 explosion at the Thiokol
plant southeast of Woodbine, Georgia. The Thiokol chemical plant, located 12
miles southeast of Woodbine, Georgia was producing tripflares under a contract
with the Army for use in the Vietnam War. One of the buildings where the flares
were produced was M-132, a large windowless concrete block T shaped building.
Eighty employees worked there, mostly black women. A fire broke out and everyone
evacuated the building but they were unprepared for the explosion which followed
at 10:53 A.M. Windows were shattered 11 miles away and the blast was heard 50
miles away. Twenty-four people were killed by the blast or died soon after. Five
more died later and 50 or more suffered debilitating injuries. There is a
monument with the names of the victims at the entrance to the plant.
plant southeast of Woodbine, Georgia. The Thiokol chemical plant, located 12
miles southeast of Woodbine, Georgia was producing tripflares under a contract
with the Army for use in the Vietnam War. One of the buildings where the flares
were produced was M-132, a large windowless concrete block T shaped building.
Eighty employees worked there, mostly black women. A fire broke out and everyone
evacuated the building but they were unprepared for the explosion which followed
at 10:53 A.M. Windows were shattered 11 miles away and the blast was heard 50
miles away. Twenty-four people were killed by the blast or died soon after. Five
more died later and 50 or more suffered debilitating injuries. There is a
monument with the names of the victims at the entrance to the plant.
A victim of the February 3, 1971 explosion at the Thiokol
plant southeast of Woodbine, Georgia. The Thiokol chemical plant, located 12
miles southeast of Woodbine, Georgia was producing tripflares under a contract
with the Army for use in the Vietnam War. One of the buildings where the flares
were produced was M-132, a large windowless concrete block T shaped building.
Eighty employees worked there, mostly black women. A fire broke out and everyone
evacuated the building but they were unprepared for the explosion which followed
at 10:53 A.M. Windows were shattered 11 miles away and the blast was heard 50
miles away. Twenty-four people were killed by the blast or died soon after. Five
more died later and 50 or more suffered debilitating injuries. There is a
monument with the names of the victims at the entrance to the plant.
plant southeast of Woodbine, Georgia. The Thiokol chemical plant, located 12
miles southeast of Woodbine, Georgia was producing tripflares under a contract
with the Army for use in the Vietnam War. One of the buildings where the flares
were produced was M-132, a large windowless concrete block T shaped building.
Eighty employees worked there, mostly black women. A fire broke out and everyone
evacuated the building but they were unprepared for the explosion which followed
at 10:53 A.M. Windows were shattered 11 miles away and the blast was heard 50
miles away. Twenty-four people were killed by the blast or died soon after. Five
more died later and 50 or more suffered debilitating injuries. There is a
monument with the names of the victims at the entrance to the plant.
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