On Feb. 8, 1982, at approximately 1:40 p.m., an explosion in the nitric acid storage tank at the Nova Scotia Forest Industries pulp and paper mill ripped through the building and filled the plant with deadly fumes.

POINT TUPPER: The owners, union, former employees, and residents are remembering the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the mill which claimed five lives and injured seven. At approximately 1:40 p.m. on Feb. 8, 1982, a steam-plant evaporator at the pulp and paper mill, owned at the time by Nova Scotia Forest Industries (NSFI), was…

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