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Stories of Appalachia

Stories of Appalachia

The 1919 Torrent, Kentucky Nitro Explosion

Stories of Appalachia · Sep 6, 2025 · 19:09

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In 1919, a nitroglycerin explosion near Torrent, Kentucky, killed four men and leveled a factory. Today we tell the story of that tragedy and the explosive history of oil well “torpedoes” in Appalachia.

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