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In the early hours of November 29, 1988, six city firefighters were killed in the explosion of a storage unit stuffed with twenty-five thousand pounds of ammonium nitrate used to blast through the limestone cliffs on what’s now U.S. Highway 71.
On November 29, 1988, the fire department was struck with another tragedy when an ammonium nitrate explosion killed six fire fighters. The memorial service at Arrowhead Stadium received over 5,000 fire fighters in attendance from the United States and around the world.
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On November 29, 1988, six Kansas City (MO) Fire Department (KCFD) firefighters from Pumper 30 and Pumper 41 were killed in a tragic explosion. The explosion that occurred while companies...
Nov 1, 2008 · November 1988: Six KC Firefighters Killed in Ammonium Nitrate Explosion. Nov. 1, 2008. 20 Years Later, New Investigation May Yield New Findings Into Cause. A hazardous materials explosion...
Nov 1, 2018 · On Nov. 29, 1988—30 years ago this month—the Kansas City, MO, Fire Department (KCFD) received a call reporting a fire at a highway construction site. A security guard on site reported the...
Feb 21, 2022 · Matti Gellman and Bill Lukitsch The Kansas City Star. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the past 33 years, Jan Offill has never felt that all the facts were revealed in the massive arson-fueled explosion ...
A documentary filmmaker says he has found new evidence in the 1988 explosion that claimed the lives of six Kansas City, Missouri, firefighters. That incident happened 30 years ago -- Nov. 29, 1988. Since then, questions have remained. The huge blast of ammonium nitrate happened before dawn at a construction site near 71 Highway and 87th Street.
