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The great Brooklyn explosion of 1956
Twenty-six minutes after the fire began, a “harmless” explosive left 10 dead, injured 247, and caused $10,000,000 in property damage. Continue reading
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Tagged 35th Street, burlap bags, Bush Terminal, Cordeau Detonant Fuse, Erie Basin, explosions, five-alarm fires, ground foam rubber scrap, hazardous materials, Industry City, Luckenbach Steamship Co. Inc., major destruction, Marine 1 FDNY, New York Board of Fire Underwriters Bureau, Primacord, shattered glass, shock waves, Week 32 - Industry City
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