Las Vegas Sun

April 29, 2024

Fred Gibson Jr., president of Pacific Engineering Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON), explains the circumstances leading to the two explosions that destroyed the Henderson-based rocket fuel plant on May 4, 1988.

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Fred Gibson Jr., president of Pacific Engineering Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON), explains the circumstances leading to the two explosions that destroyed the Henderson-based rocket fuel plant on May 4, 1988.