1945 Edgewood Arsenal explosion

Industrial disaster in Maryland, United States February 2025 1945 5 25 Building 509 Edgewood Arsenal Harford County, Maryland, United States 39.3943 -76.2933 region:XXXX_type:event inline,title Explosion 12 >50 The 1945 Edgewood Arsenal explosion killed twelve munitions workers and injured more than fifty on May 25, 1945. Building 509 at Edgewood Arsenal in Harford County, Maryland was a production facility for the assembly of phosphorus igniter assemblies for incendiary bombs, employing a female staff of about 135 assemblers. Nine workers, of whom eight were African-American, were killed in the initial blast, and three more died of their injuries.11 KILLED, 52 HURT IN ARSENAL BLAST https://www.nytimes.com/1945/05/26/archives/11-killed-52-hurt-in-arsenal-blast-civilians-perform-heroic-feats.html New York Times May 26, 1945Flames Sweep Arsenal After Blast Kills 9 AP Charleston Gazette May 25, 1945https://apgnews.com/special-focus/apg-100/woman-recalls-1945-explosion/ Smith Stacy Local woman recalls 1945 Edgewood Arsenal explosion 17 May 2020 APG News March 1, 2017 October 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201030134901/https://apgnews.com/special-focus/apg-100/woman-recalls-1945-explosion/ dead References Edgewood Arsenal explosion Edgewood Arsenal explosion Edgewood Arsenal explosion Category:Industrial fires and explosions in the United States Category:Military history of Maryland