Clark County School District Facilities Service Center (Henderson, Nevada)

USA / Nevada / Henderson / Henderson, Nevada / Military Tribute Place, 1180

1180 Military Tribute Pl.
Henderson, NV 89074
(702) 799-5204

This maintenance facility for the Clark County Schools was once a marshmallow factory and ground zero of one of the most spectacular industrial accidents in US history, the Pepcon plant explosion on May 4, 1988.
Thanks to YouTube, a video of the explosions is readily available.
Incredibly, only three people died in the blast.
The plant was not rebuilt and the whole area is now an industrial park.
Marshmallow Lane has been renamed Military Tribute Place.
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Coordinates:   36°2'14"N   115°2'19"W
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