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July 7, 19511357 viewsFrom Robert Baptista:
I was living in Elizabeth at the time of the explosion but was too young to recall it now. My online newspaper archive indicates it happened at 1PM July 7, 1951 at the Warren Petroleum Co. 82 acre tank farm on Newark Bay. 125 Propane tanks blew up causing a fire that took six hours to bring under control. Flames shot up hundreds of feet and the smoke was visible to people in Manhattan skyscrapers and on Brooklyn beaches. Heat and a concussion shock wave were felt five miles away. The fire blew up seven rail tankcars on a siding next to Warren. A section of a tankcar flew a half-mile, landing on a gas station which ignited. Seventy-five men were working at the Warren site. Eleven men were injured but no lives were lost. The victims were treated at St. James Hospital. Property damage to Warren Petroleum and nearby plants was estimated at $5 million. Except for a favorable wind, 1.5 million gallons of gasoline stored at the Atlantic Petroleum Co. would have blown up. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known but all possibilites were being investigated including sabotage.
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Art Metal Works~1905906 viewsFrom "National Newark & Essex Banking Company"
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649 viewsMarket Street Fire photo from Filmore street Side. On right is where the fire started next to RR station on Ferry Street.
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631 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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604 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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591 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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590 viewsMarket Street fire, fireman pour water on to barrels and wood structure
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551 viewsMarket Street Fire from the RR bridge over Ferry Street.
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Part 2480 views
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1920472 views
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439 viewsLarger Format
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December 30, 1909389 viewsImage from Alberto Valdes
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Part 1384 views
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1901 Map366 views
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Central Lunch360 viewsCommerce & Broad Street
Photo from Gonzalo Alberto
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After the Fire358 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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Fifteen in One Grave357 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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351 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Where the Awful Fire of Monday Occured337 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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Newark Fire Inquiry332 viewsMarch 16, 1900
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Funeral of Fire Victims330 viewsMarch 17, 1900
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The Area Today301 views
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More Newark Fire Victims297 viewsMarch 14, 1900
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Fourteen Perish in a Fire at Newark295 viewsMarch 13, 1900
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286 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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285 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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276 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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23 Die, 40 Hurt in Newark Fire276 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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The Newark Fire275 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910
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274 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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272 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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272 viewsPhoto from Gregory Sereico
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Newark Fire Starts and Inquiry Here272 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910
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1892 Map272 views
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The Mechanic Street Fire Arouses the Whole City268 viewsClick again to enlarge the article.
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268 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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From a French Magazine268 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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267 views
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Newark Fire Deaths Charged to Victim263 viewsNew York Times December 7, 1910
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257 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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257 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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255 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Grand Jury Sees Newark Fire Ruin255 viewsNew York Times November 29, 1910
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Page 07253 views
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252 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Before the Fire251 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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The Newark Disaster250 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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Page 08247 views
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246 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Page 06246 views
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Page 01244 views
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Building a Trap for the Hundreds244 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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Victims of the Newark Factory Fire243 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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Page 05241 views
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Page 10239 views
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Hold Memorials for Fire Victims231 views1911
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Page 03230 views
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Page 04225 views
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Identify More Newark Fire Victims223 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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Factory Owners Guilty in Newark Fire203 views1918 Municipal Journal
From Alberto Valdes
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Page 09203 views
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Page 02199 views
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192 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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188 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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188 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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September 18, 1918 New York Times183 views
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Plaque Location183 views
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183 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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177 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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174 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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163 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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1909 Boyd Street Fire156 views
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152 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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150 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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27 Horses Valued at $15,000 Perish and 14 Lives are Saved During Fire148 viewsFebruary 19, 1908
Newark Star
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Find jBodies in Fadctory Ruins Headlines143 views
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