Summary

TWO PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD ... AND A THIRD MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD AFTER AN EXPLOSION AT A BAY COUNTY PAPER MILL. EFFORTS TO RECOVER THE THIRD VICTIM CONTINUE TODAY ... HE'S BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BURIED UNDER A PILE OF WOOD CHIPS. A 50-FOOT HIGH PRESSURE COOKER THAT TURNS WOOD CHIPS INTO PULP BURST YESTERDAY EVENING AT THE STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION. NEARLY 20 WORKERS WERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE EXPLOSION. IN ADDITION TO THE FATALITIES ... FOUR WORKERS WERE INJURED IN THE BLAST. THE PAPER MILL EMPLOYEES NEARLY 600 PEOPLE AND IT COULD BE SHUT DOWN FOR WEEKS. PLANT OFFICIALS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 83649
Story Slug AT LEAST TWO DEAD IN PAPER MILL EXPLOSION (4/14/1994)
Location PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
Format PKG
Date 04/14/1994
Archive Time 21:29
TRT 1:30
Supers PANAMA CITY, FL JACK PRESCOTT STONE CONTAINER CORP. CATHERINE WILMOT REPORTING
Video Description AREA PREPARED IN PARKING LOT TO TREAT INJURIES, WIDE OF PLANT DAMAGE, AMBULANCE PULLING AWAY, SOT, WORKERS MILLING AROUND, FIRST RESPONDERS, NIGHT REPORTER STAND UP CLOSE SOT (CANNOT LICENSE)
Description TWO PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD ... AND A THIRD MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD AFTER AN EXPLOSION AT A BAY COUNTY PAPER MILL. EFFORTS TO RECOVER THE THIRD VICTIM CONTINUE TODAY ... HE'S BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BURIED UNDER A PILE OF WOOD CHIPS. A 50-FOOT HIGH PRESSURE COOKER THAT TURNS WOOD CHIPS INTO PULP BURST YESTERDAY EVENING AT THE STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION. NEARLY 20 WORKERS WERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE EXPLOSION. IN ADDITION TO THE FATALITIES ... FOUR WORKERS WERE INJURED IN THE BLAST. THE PAPER MILL EMPLOYEES NEARLY 600 PEOPLE AND IT COULD BE SHUT DOWN FOR WEEKS. PLANT OFFICIALS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
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Keywords

FATAL EXPLOSION
PAPER MILL EXPLOSION
DEATH ON THE JOB
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