The Doxol Fire Tragedy is engrained in the fiber of Kingman. One of the local high schools is called Lee Williams after a volunteer fireman who was principle at Kingman High School. Their mascot is the Volunteers.
On July 5, 1973, during the transfer of gas from a rail car a fire started which killed a Doxol employee immediately. Another employee was able to summon the fire department. This set up the tragedy. They firemen tried to keep the tank cool as best they could, but it exploded killing twelve men.
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