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An explosion at the Concept Sciences Inc. chemical plant three miles
southwest of Allentown, PA resulted in five fatalities and two injuries.
The explosion, which took place February 19, 1999, was triggered during
the distillation of the volatile chemical hydroxylamine, a substance used
by the company for processing salt in water heaters.
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Photographs of the site following the
explosion (CSB) (link)
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An early news story about the blast
(Roswell, NM Daily Record) (link)
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An announcement about CSB's plan to
investigate the incident (link)
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News story: OSHA fines Concept Sciences
$ 640K for willful and serious violations (8/11/99) (link)
and the accompanying OSHA press release (link)
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