- Collection:
- Virtual Georgia
- Title:
- Villa Rica,Georgia explosion damage of December 5, 1957
- Date of Original:
- 1957-12-05
- Subject:
- Disasters--Georgia--Villa Rica
Explosions--Georgia--Villa Rica
Disaster relief--Georgia--Villa Rica
Men--Georgia--Villa Rica
Fire hose - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Carroll County, Villa Rica, 33.73205, -84.91911
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The marker in Villa Rica,Ga states: Around 11:00 a.m. on December 5, 1957, a natural gas leak under Berry's Pharmacy caused an explosion that destroyed four buildings and damaged several others in Villa Rica's downtown. The explosion killed twelve and injured twenty. The tragedy highlighted the need for both an organized local emergency response unit and the use of odor in the natural gas supply.
- Metadata URL:
- https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/vrg/id/230
- Additional Rights Information:
- Contact the Georgia Archives for permission to duplicate for publication. Please cite the Record ID when inquiring.
- Original Collection:
- Virtual Georgia Collection, Georgia Archives
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
