The most serious accident at the factory occured on the 23rd June 1931 the contents of a nitroglycerin preparation chamber exploded, killing 10 and injuring 19. Buildings were destroyed and a storage tank containing sulphuric acid was ruptured. The explosion was heard 20 miles away and buildings up to a mile away suffered extensive damage.
This is part of the Series: HAY03/01 Photographs of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, Dorset; within the Collection: HAY03 Les Hayward Collection of Photographs of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, Dorset
Source: Historic England Archive
Donor: Hayward, Leslie: Admiralty Research Establishment
20th Century Cordite Factory, Derelict Or Ruin
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