Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Fred Gibson Jr., president of the 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 the 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.