Water Agency Pays Tribute to Miners Lost in Tunnel Blast 42 Years Ago
From the Los Angeles Daily News:
“[Ralph] Brissette was the only survivor of an explosion inside a Metropolitan Water District tunnel in Sylmar that killed 17 men on June 24, 1971. … Now 42 years after the tragedy, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is planning to install a plaque with a commemorative ceremony this summer at its headquarters by Union Station.”
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