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| 1945 Edgewood Arsenal explosion | 1/1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Edgewood_Arsenal_explosion | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T11:41:00.476898+00:00 | kb-cron |
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.
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