Texas City Disaster

Issue No.

1685

Date Released

24 Apr 1947

Stories in this Issue:

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

Seven hundred dead, two thousand injured in oil-blaze that destroyed city. Pictures taken at height of catastrophe show actual explosions.

Keywords

Fires; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America; Texas; Texas City

Footage sources

Paramount [United States]
Pathe [United States]

Library number

16152

Credits:

Length of story (in feet)

198

Story extras:

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