Ammonia truck accident, 1958

5 images. Ammonia truck accident, 15 April 1958. George Fleener -- 86 years (victim); Nurse Elisa Krisinger; Joe Guerra -- 10 years; Matio Guerra -- 9 months; Rosie Guerra -- 12 years; Mrs. Emma Guerra -- 16 years; Richard McClellan (highway patrol man); Elizabeth Hunt (nurse); Mrs. Maude Merker -- 78 years (invalid); General views, etc.; Caption slip reads: " Photographer: Snow. Date: 1958-04-15. Reporter: Adler. Assignment: Ammonia truck. 106: Residents leaving homes after second danger. 28: Invalid. Mrs. Maude Merker, 78, being carried from home at 18807 Park St. by ambulance crew -- with Deputy Onal Manning following -- wearing mask. 108: George Fleener, 86, at Kaiser Foundation Hospital w/ Nurse Elisa Krisinger. 103/104: Family which fled fumes: L to R: Joe Guerra, 10; Mrs. Mage Guerra, 48, holding Mateo Guerra III, 9 months; Rosie Guerra, 12, holding Sally Guerra, 2; Mrs. Emma Guerra, 16, who was hospitalized; and Mrs. Elvira Nava, 30. General views of split tank truck -- with firemen laying water hoses on cracked tank to keep pressure down. 89/90: Highway Patrolman Richard McClellan, 43, at Kaiser Foundation Hospital w/ Nurse Elizabeth Hunt. Firemen wearing oxygen masks spray water on righted cracked tank after its cap blew off, creating new danger. 106: Residents leaving homes after second danger".