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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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  • 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. (en)
  • L'explosion de l'Edgewood Arsenal est une explosion survenue le 25 mai 1945 dans le centre de recherche de l'armée américaine Edgewood Arsenal, dans le Maryland ; elle a tué douze travailleurs des munitions et blessé plus de cinquante autres. (fr)
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  • 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. (en)
  • L'explosion de l'Edgewood Arsenal est une explosion survenue le 25 mai 1945 dans le centre de recherche de l'armée américaine Edgewood Arsenal, dans le Maryland ; elle a tué douze travailleurs des munitions et blessé plus de cinquante autres. (fr)
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  • 1945 Edgewood Arsenal explosion (en)
  • Explosion de l'Edgewood Arsenal (fr)
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