| City of Nitro |
| Fatal Disasters |
| Saturday, October 2, 1937 Monsanto Explosion Escaping benzol fumes were blamed last night for the explosion at the Monsanto Chemical plant at Nitro Saturday which killed two men and injured three others. June 2, 1942 Plane Crash Ewing Whiteman, 25, of Park. near Clarksburg, was burned to death when his craft struck a power line near the Royal Oaks' club grounds between Nitro and Sattes. His hands were clutching the ripcord of his parachute, indicating he had intended to jump. June 1952 Plane Crash Five persons, including GLENN T. CLARK, pioneer flier of the Kanawha Valley, died when two small planes crashed after colliding in the air 200 feet over the Armour Creek backwater just north of Nitro Tuesday, April 16, 1957 Monsanto Explosion An explosion at Monsanto Chemical Company leveled the three-story Building 46, killed eight workmen, injured one other and unleashed chlorine fumes which forced 1,500 persons to leave their homes. more info coming soon . . . |
| The City of Nitro was incorporated on Feb. 20, 1932 |