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Beckley, WV Locomotive Boiler Explosion, Aug 1936

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THREE KILLED IN TRAIN BLAST NEAR BECKLEY.

LOW WATER IN BOILER IS GIVEN AS EXPLOSION CAUSE BY C. & O. SUPERINTENDENT.

CONDUCTOR THROWN 75 FEET, BADLY MANGLED.

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Bandon, OR Forest Fire Consumes Many Towns, Sept 1936

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Circa 1928

HEAVY DAMAGE IN CALIFORNIA AND S. OREGON FOREST FIRES.

NINE KNOWN DEAD IN BANDON AND IT IS FEARED MORE MIGHT BE FOUND IN SMOKING RUINS OF THE TOWN.

USE TRACTORS TO BATTLE THE FLAMES.

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Bales, AR Coal Mine Explosion, Nov 1936

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4 MINERS DIE IN EXPLOSION.

Bales, Ark., Nov. 20. -- (INS) -- Four men were killed instantly and another was seriously injured in a coal mine explosion here yesterday.
The dead are:

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Backus, WV Grist Mill Boiler Explosion, Apr 1936

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THREE KILLED, FIVE INJURED IN BACKUS MOUNTAIN BLAST.

EXPLOSION OF BOILER AT GRIST MILL TERRIFIC IN FAYETTE.

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Atlanta, GA Piano Company Fire, Nov 1936

Astoria, OR Intercoastal Freighter IOWA Wrecks in Storm, Jan 1936

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34 SEAMEN PERISH AS SHIP IS WRECKED IN PACIFIC STORM

Freighter Iowa Is Battered to
Pieces Off Mouth of the
Columbia River

CUTTER'S EFFORTS FUTILE

Onondaga Fails in Attempt to

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Asheville, NC Fireworks Plant Blast, Dec 1936

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THREE KILLED IN FIREWORKS BLAST.

OTHERS BELIEVED DEAD AS CHARCOAL FIRE CAUSES EXPLOSION.

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Allegan, MI Army Plane Fire, Aug 1936

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Blazing Plane Forces Two Young Army Fliers To Take Leap to Death

Drop Made From Too Low Altitude to Permit Parachutes to Open

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Alameda, CA Plane Crash, Apr 1936

Abilene, TX Creamery Fire, May 1936

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Snatches Gasoline From Fire, Saves 5; May Lose Own Life

Hero of Abilene Blaze Is Burned Critically, but Prevents Blast

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