West Rusk ISD students from grades 5-11 lay flowers at the New London School Explosion Memorial Cenotaph on March 18, 2025, 88 years after the tragedy which killed nearly 300 students and teachers.

A planned memorial service to remember the 88th Anniversary of the London School Explosion of March 18, 1937 is to be Tuesday, March 18 at 2:15 p.m. at the foot of the London Cenotaph, Highway 42 ...

The API failed to deliver the resource. Hundreds gathered Tuesday to remember the lives lost in the New London school explosion that took place in Rusk County almost 90 years ago.

It was supposed to be a normal afternoon. But when a shop class machine switched on, a hidden gas leak turned the school into rubble—and silence into screams. Elon Musk Issues Warning Over ...

The parents, David Alan Bearden, 28, and Emily Kay Bearden, 27, both of Arp, were arrested and now each face four counts of endangering a child. Smith County Fire Marshal, Smith County Sheriff’s ...

New London: On March 18, 1937, a huge explosion ripped apart a steel-framed school building in New London in East Texas. It collapsed, killing a reported 298 people.

March 18, 1937, marks 88 years since the devastating New London School Explosion caused by a natural gas leak. KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas, bringing you the latest local stories, weather ...

Explore the devastating story of the 1937 New London School gas explosion, the deadliest school disaster in U.S. history. This documentary recounts the tragic event that claimed nearly 300 lives ...

Stanley Fletcher will discuss “The New London School Explosion” when he speaks to the Angelina County Genealogical Society at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Fellowship Hall of Keltys United ...