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The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973, [1] also known as the 1973 National Archives fire, was a fire that occurred at the Military Personnel Records Center (MPRC) in the St. Louis suburb of Overland, Missouri, from July 12–16, 1973. The fire destroyed some 16 million to 18 million official U.S. military personnel records.
The apocalyptic scene is still burned into Mike Buttery’s memory 50 years later: Black smoke billowing from the top floor of the Military Personnel Records Center; bits of paper wafting through ...
The National Personnel Records Center fire was a catastrophic fire at the records building in St. Louis that burned for more than four days in July 1973 and ultimately destroyed 16 to 18 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF). [12]
This explosion has become a classic incident, studied in fire department training programs worldwide. July 12 – 1973 National Archives Fire: A major fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Great Chelsea fire of 1973; M. 1973 Miami Beach firebombing; N. National Personnel Records Center fire; U. UpStairs Lounge arson attack; W. W. T. Grant fire
An arrest has been made in connection with the Kenneth Fire in the West Hollywood Hills.As firefighters continue battling flames near homes in Calabasas and West Hills, the Los Angeles Police ...
It had grown to more than 17,000 acres Thursday, with zero containment, Cal Fire said. The Los Angeles County Fire Department estimated that the Palisades Fire threatened more than 13,00 ...
One person was killed. In 1973, workers hired by the gas company had falsified records showing the main had been closed. [105] June 11 – A leaking pipeline for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company was found to have spilled about 60,000 gallons of crude oil at a construction camp in Alaska. That pipeline had been noticed leaking before, but ...