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Old Newark


Last additions - Fires & Other Calls
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After the Fire218 viewsMarch 18, 1900Jan 28, 2020
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1901 Map231 viewsJan 28, 2020
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Where the Awful Fire of Monday Occured195 viewsMarch 18, 1900Jan 28, 2020
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Fifteen in One Grave207 viewsMarch 18, 1900Jan 20, 2020
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Funeral of Fire Victims183 viewsMarch 17, 1900Jan 20, 2020
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Newark Fire Inquiry178 viewsMarch 16, 1900Jan 20, 2020
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More Newark Fire Victims177 viewsMarch 14, 1900Jan 20, 2020
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Fourteen Perish in a Fire at Newark179 viewsMarch 13, 1900Jan 20, 2020
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The Area Today173 viewsJan 20, 2020
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1892 Map135 viewsJan 20, 2020
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Newark Fire Deaths Charged to Victim122 viewsNew York Times December 7, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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The Newark Fire116 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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Newark Fire Starts and Inquiry Here113 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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Grand Jury Sees Newark Fire Ruin102 viewsNew York Times November 29, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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The Newark Disaster111 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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Identify More Newark Fire Victims105 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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Building a Trap for the Hundreds97 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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Victims of the Newark Factory Fire114 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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23 Die, 40 Hurt in Newark Fire124 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910Jan 20, 2020
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Hold Memorials for Fire Victims95 views1911Jan 20, 2020
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From a French Magazine108 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesJan 20, 2020
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106 viewsPhoto from Gregory SereicoJan 20, 2020
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99 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesJan 20, 2020
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Before the Fire93 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesJan 20, 2020
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Factory Owners Guilty in Newark Fire91 views1918 Municipal Journal
From Alberto Valdes
Jan 20, 2020
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September 18, 1918 New York Times75 viewsJan 20, 2020
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81 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesJan 20, 2020
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127 viewsNewark Star Ledger
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116 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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125 viewsNewark Star Ledger
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131 viewsNewark Star Ledger
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The Mechanic Street Fire Arouses the Whole City113 viewsClick again to enlarge the article.Jul 27, 2018
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263 viewsLarger FormatFeb 16, 2018
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Central Lunch234 viewsCommerce & Broad Street
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Oct 09, 2016
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205 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesOct 09, 2016
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December 30, 1909232 viewsImage from Alberto ValdesNov 29, 2015
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438 viewsMarket Street fire, fireman pour water on to barrels and wood structure
Photo from Joemal
Apr 03, 2009
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420 viewsMarket Street Fire from the RR bridge over Ferry Street.
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Apr 03, 2009
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458 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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Apr 03, 2009
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463 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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Apr 03, 2009
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469 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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Apr 03, 2009
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443 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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Apr 03, 2009
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Art Metal Works~1905713 viewsFrom "National Newark & Essex Banking Company"Mar 26, 2007
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July 7, 19511024 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.
Mar 01, 2007
     
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