Switzerland, Mitholz Explosion 1947 (b/w photo)

The burial of Tschumi and his son, who died in the explosion catastrophe at Blausee-Mitholz in the Kandertal valley in December 1947, at the Muri cemetery near Bern, recorded in January 1948. On the night of December 20, 1947, three massive explosions destroyed the 7,000 tons of ammunition stored in a depot above Mitholz-Blausee. After this catastrophe, Mitholz looked like an area devastated by war. Nine people had died in their homes, seven of them seriously injured. More than 200 people were made homeless. More than 100 buildings were destroyed or damaged. The cause of the accident could never be completely clarified.