An explosion rocks the Eddystone Munitions Plant!

133 people are killed! Of those who died in the explosion, mostly women and young girls, 55 were never identified. A memorial stands at Chester Rural Cemetary.

On the morning of Monday, April 10, 1917 at approximately 9:55 am an explosion destroyed F building where employees were loading shells.

The cause was never determined, though sabotage was suspected.

The incident is listed as15 on the NFPA's "20 Deadliest Single-Building or Complex Fires and Explosions in U.S. History"

The Eddystone Fire Company celebrates 100 years of service to the community! 

An engine and an ambulance are housed.

September 11, 2001

A group of Eddystone firemen respond to the nation's call for help at the scene of the World Trade Center tragedy. (Ali Erbayri, Jr., Julian P. Watras, Dave Reilly, and Shaun Shields). They remain at work in New York City for several days.  A second group follows the following day.