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Pathfinder Hotel Explosion: Gas Explosion Kills 20 People and Transforms City

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Fifty years ago, on Saturday, January 10, 1976, a gas leak caused the Pathfinder Hotel in Fremont, Nebraska to explode. The explosion caused the building to collapse internally, killing 20 people. At the time, it was the deadliest explosion in the United States. And for Nebraska, the tragedy remains the worst fire in history.
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Fifty years ago, on Saturday, January 10, 1976, a gas leak caused the Pathfinder Hotel in Fremont, Nebraska to explode. The explosion caused the building to collapse internally, killing 20 people. At the time, it was the deadliest explosion in the United States. And for Nebraska, the tragedy remains the worst fire in history.

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Deník.cz broke the news in on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
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