Southern Oregon PBS Specials
Roseburg Blast: A Catastrophe and Its Heroes
Special | 27m 3s
Roseburg, Oregon was changed forever in 1959 as it was leveled by a series of explosions.
Roseburg, Oregon. August 7, 1959. A sleepy town in Oregon is awakened by fire. Spectators are drawn to the center of town, not knowing the worst is yet to come. Rescue workers rush to the scene, only to be among the first victims of a series of terrible explosions. Before the night is over, everything within a 50-block radius of a single explosive-packed truck is in ruins.
Southern Oregon PBS Specials is a local public television program presented by SOPBS
Southern Oregon PBS Specials
Roseburg Blast: A Catastrophe and Its Heroes
Special | 27m 3s
Roseburg, Oregon. August 7, 1959. A sleepy town in Oregon is awakened by fire. Spectators are drawn to the center of town, not knowing the worst is yet to come. Rescue workers rush to the scene, only to be among the first victims of a series of terrible explosions. Before the night is over, everything within a 50-block radius of a single explosive-packed truck is in ruins.
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Southern Oregon PBS Specials is a local public television program presented by SOPBS