United States, Georgia, Carroll County, Villa Rica, 33.73205, -84.919111957-12-05The 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.image/jpegVirtual Georgiahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/Virtual Georgia Collection, Georgia ArchivesDisasters--Georgia--Villa RicaExplosions--Georgia--Villa RicaDisaster relief--Georgia--Villa RicaMen--Georgia--Villa RicaFire hoseVilla Rica,Georgia explosion damage of December 5, 1957StillImage