# 1937-03-20 Children Die As Gas Explosion Shatters School

Special Release - 425 Children Die As Gas Explosion Shatters School, 1937/03/20 (1937)

"New London, Texas tragedy - 425 Children Die As Gas Explosion Shatters School in center of rich East Texas oil field, caused by gas pockets in school basement."

This movie is part of the collection: Universal Newsreels

Audio/Visual: sound, b&w

- Kind: Newsreel
- Year: 1937
- Runtime: 3 min
- By: Production Company: Universal Studios
- Genres: News, Children's
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1937-03-20_Children_Die_As_Gas_Explosion_Shatters_School.ogv)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Production Company: Universal Studios
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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