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O'Connor Plating Works Disaster
On 20 February 1947, a large accidental explosion at the O'Connor Plating Works at 926 East Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles killed seventeen people and injured more than one hundred. Eleven nearby buildings were damaged beyond repair. Press reports mentioned a crater. The explosion was caused by the improper handling of perchloric acid, which the plant was using as an experimental method for polishing aluminum. On the day of the accident, the cooling unit required to store perchloric acid safely was not working. A vessel of of the chemical was boiling and may have ignited when a plastic rack was lowered into it. Dick Lane, a Los Angeles television announcer, was working for the experimental television station W6XYZ located nearby and quickly began broadcasting from the disaster site. Two days later, the station was licensed for commercial operation as KTLA-TV. In popular culture The event served as the main inspiration for "Nicholson Electroplating", a fictional case featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pico Boulevard
Pico may refer to: Places The Moon * Mons Pico, a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin Portugal * Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde * Pico da Pedra, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores * Pico Island, the largest island in the Central Group of the Azores archipelago * Mount Pico (Montanha do Pico), the distinctive stratovolcano that stands on the island of Pico * Pico da Vara, the highest mountain on the island of São Miguel, Azores United States * M. Pico Building, a building in Lafayette County, Florida * PICO Building (Sanford, Florida) * Camp Pico Blanco, a summer camp in Monterey County, California * Pico Mountain, a ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont * Pico Boulevard, a major street in Los Angeles, California * Pico-Union, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in Los Angeles * Pico, California, an unincorporated community now part of Pico Rivera, California Elsewhere * General Pico, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |