Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Dec. 12, 1961 - The Earth opened its ground.. (on Dec 23rd) when 28, 500 liters of petrol exploded under the streets of Kornwestheim near Stuttgart/Germany. The petrol had run out of a damaged railway tank-car and driped into the underground sewage system. A underground fire wave run through the little town when the petrol cought fire. The street nearest the railway stations was broken up in a distance of 50 meters as our picture shows. Tow labourers we in the sewage system when the firestorm broke out. One of them was killed the other havy wounded
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13237830
Media ID
46998352
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4572px x 3285px
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Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone Pictures USA
