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New London School Explosion survivor relives the tragic day on the 88th anniversary

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NEW LONDON, Texas (KETK)- March 18, 1937, marks 88 years since the devastating New London School Explosion caused by a natural gas leak. The event remains the third-deadliest disaster in the history of Texas, killing 294 people. Among the dead were mostly children from grades 5th-12th. Dozens of people who lost someone in the explosion gathered at the Cenotaph on Tuesday afternoon to remember those who were killed. Betty Daniels Smith, 99, was i…

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New London School Explosion survivor relives the tragic day on the 88th anniversary

NEW LONDON, Texas (KETK)- March 18, 1937, marks 88 years since the devastating New London School Explosion caused by a natural gas leak. The event remains the third-deadliest disaster in the history of Texas, killing 294 people. Among the dead were mostly children from grades 5th-12th. Dozens of people who lost someone in the explosion gathered at the Cenotaph on Tuesday afternoon to remember those who were killed. Betty Daniels Smith, 99, was i…

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Museum continues mission of honoring people lost in London School explosion 88 years later

"We're so grateful to be a part of the New London community," Michelle Marcotte, a SWEPCO spokesperson, said. "It has a special place in my heart."

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New London community marks 88th anniversary of school explosion

New London community mourns together on 88th anniversary of nightmare explosion

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