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MarineCombatEngineer

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5. This could very well be an accident,
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 09:49 PM
Apr 27

anyone remember the PEPCON explosion in Henderson, NV. on May 04, 1988?

Same exact scenario, small fire which spread to the Ammonium perchlorate and exploded with such a force that it shattered windows in the Las Vegas Valley.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEPCON_disaster.

On May 4, 1988, a fire followed by several explosions occurred at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant in Henderson, Nevada. The disaster caused two fatalities, 372 injuries, and an estimated $100 million of damage. A large portion of the Las Vegas Valley within a 10-mile (16 km) radius of the plant was affected and several agencies activated disaster plans



Maybe sabotage was involved or not, but this is eerily similar to the PEPCON disaster.

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