Emporium, Pennsylvania
Aetna Powder Company Explosion
February 24, 1916
TWO MEN KILLED IN THIRD EXPLOSION AT AETNA
PLANT
Building Contained Large Quantity of
Nitro-Glycerine
Kane, Pa., Feb. 24. -- Two men were
killed and several had a narrow escape from
death in an explosion which totally destroyed
the nitroglycerine plant of the Aetna Explosives
company at Emporium late this afternoon.
The dead:
Victor Sunderland,
aged 32, married
John Yocum,
aged 32, married.
The explosion which was the third fatal
explosion to occur at the Emporium plant since
it was erected ten months ago, could be heard
for miles. The building contained a large
quantity of nitro-glycerine and fortunately,
only two men were in the building at the time.
Many in nearby buildings had narrow escapes and
several of them were struck by flying timbers.
Clearfield Progress, Clearfield, PA 24 Feb 1916
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