Ask just anyone where they were on May 4, 1988 and you’ll probably get a blank stare. Ask anyone from Henderson and you’ll get vivid recollections of “the blast”-- one of the biggest ...

If you lived in the Las Vegas Valley in 1988, ... you remember it well. The deadly PEPCON disaster rocked the valley 34 years ago. Skip to content. ... Henderson, NV 89014 (702) 435-5555; Terms of ...

Don Griffie, who was one of the first to respond to the scene of the PEPCON explosion in Henderson in 1988, poses for a photograph at his office in Henderson, NV, on Monday, April 2, 2018.

It has been 28 years since a massive explosion rocked the old Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada plant in Henderson. 2 people were killed and more than 300 injured in the PEPCON ...

Bertha Braschler heard the first explosion that shook Henderson while eating yogurt in the laundry where she works. The 57-year-old seamstress thought a washing machine had exploded. Braschler and … ...