Barberton School Explosion, 1939
Title
Barberton School Explosion , 1939
Subject
Barberton Schools Accidents and Disasters People Children Students Buildings Exteriors
Description
Photograph of people looking at the wreckage from an explosion of temporary school buildings in Barberton , Ohio . On May 31 , 1939 , fifty-eight people were injured , among them first and second grade children and school employees . The explosion occurred when gas that had seeped into the basement of the building from a broken line was ignited . The temporary school buildings , erected to house students while a new school was constructed nearby , were not in accordance with state laws regarding fire escapes , fire proofing and the installation of gas detectors . Remarkably , no lives were lost in the explosion .
Contributors
Akron Beacon Journal
Date
1939-06-01
Time period
1930s
Type
image
Format
7 x 8 in.
Source
Barberton__City_School_Explosion_5a.jpg
Verso Transcription
Barberton Central School Blast / Akron Beacon Journal Akron , Ohio JUN 1 1939 / Frenzy Seizes Barberton As Gas Explosion Wrecks Central Grade School Injuring 56 / Some children were blown out the windows . Some picked themselves up and ran home ; others went to the hospitals . These things happened as a gas explosion rent Barberton's Central grade school yesterday . Left above is a portion of the building as it appeared after the blast . A wrecking crew was immediately set to work tearing down the old structure , used temporarily as a school , to remove further hazards as shown in the other two pictures . Chains were wrapped around supports and a powerful truck pulled the building down .
Relation
Akron Beacon Journal Photograph Collection
About the Collection
This collection includes photographs of Akron and Summit County, Ohio, selected from the archives of the Akron Beacon Journal and contributed through a partnership between the Akron Beacon Journal and the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Images may include crop marks, blacking, opaquing, painting, retouching and other enhancements made prior to publication, including markings that may obscure or revise original elements of the photographs. These markings and enhancements have been left intact intentionally.
Rights
Copyright Beacon Journal Publishing Co., Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Reproductions
http://www.summitmemory.org/cdm/abjreproductions
Date created
May 01 2015
Date modified
May 02 2016
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