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A monument commemorates the two people who died and the seventeen who were injured following two gas explosions at a Kogarah shopping centre in December 1995.
In November 1995, a gas pipeline at Railway Parade, Kogarah, was cut and capped in preparation for the demolition of four nearby shops. The pipeline remained connected to the mains, and on 4 December, the line severed, with the resulting gas leak causing explosions and fires.
Location
| Address: | Railway Parade, Kogarah Railway Station , Kogarah, 2217 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.962806 Long: 151.132889 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Industrial |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-December-1995 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 04-December-1995 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 4th December, 1997 |
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Plaque laid by Cr James Jordan, Mayor
On behalf of the community and Council of Kogarah
December 4th 1997
In memory of those who died and suffered as a result of
the gas explosion near this site, December 4th 1995.
"Gone But Never Forgotten"
Mina Bakhoum & Greg Maybury
Acknowledged for their bravery : L Galasso D Lindsay Bruno Bdaric Ali Kais
Injured : Kerrie Psakis Gloria Stack David Sim Robert Stephens Kellie Adams Nghi Huynh Hasan Alagic Robyn Hoskin Ivy Swinton Guiseppe Marfia
Fire Officers : Glynn Woodward Raymond Dixon Mark Melville Fernando Martin William Mansfield James Harris Kevin O`Connor
