PEPCON Disaster Rocks Henderson, Nevada Space Shuttle Fuel Explosion May 4, 1988
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
Date: May 4, 1988
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