1973 Roseville Yard Disaster

The Roseville Yard Disaster was an accidental explosion and fire that occurred on 28 April 1973 at a major Southern Pacific railroad yard located in the city of Roseville, California.

Subsequent investigation pointed to a small fire in a box car caused by overheated brakes. The US military-owned box car was part of a train of military box cars carrying high explosive aircraft ammunition that had just arrived in the yard after descending from the Sierra Nevada into the Roseville Yard.[1]

References

  1. ↑ The History of Insensitive Munitions
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