events
March 18, 1937
The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
New London School explosion
The New London School explosion was an explosion that occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion and destroyed the London School in New London, Texas, United States. The disaster killed 295 students and teachers. As of 2021, the event is the third-deadliest disaster in the history of Texas, after the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the 1947 Texas City disaster.
New London, Texas
New London is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,181 at the 2020 census.