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Fireboat1675 viewsMar 04, 2007
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1949 Swearing In1455 viewsPhoto from Cathy KnappMar 01, 2007
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July 7, 19511984 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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Newspaper Article1786 viewsClick on image to enlarge.
Image from Kevin OlvaneyAug 10, 2006
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Newspaper Article1330 viewsImage from Kevin OlvaneyAug 10, 2006
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Rescue with Stanley Kossup2608 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Last Alarm - International Fire Fighter2015 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Newspaper Article2117 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Newspaper Article1946 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Newspaper Article1902 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Newspaper Article1899 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Newspaper Article1900 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Newspaper Article1853 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue with Stanley Kossup1774 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue with Stanley Kossup2181 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue with Stanley Kossup1998 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue with Stanley Kossup2322 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Funeral Notice1789 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue1683 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue1959 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue2049 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue1878 viewsAug 10, 2006
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2301 views(l to r) Captain Greeley, Bernie Habig & William OlvaneyAug 10, 2006
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Commendation part21747 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1693 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1797 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1671 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1751 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue1989 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue1895 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Rescue1886 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Appointment1809 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Appointment1683 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Brotherhood Award1813 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1676 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1703 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1779 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1807 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1788 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation1729 viewsAug 10, 2006
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Commendation part11750 viewsAug 10, 2006
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1773 viewsPhoto from Walter O'NeillAug 08, 2006
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1651 viewsPhoto from Walter O'NeillAug 08, 2006
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1762 viewsPhoto from Walter O'NeillAug 08, 2006
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1635 viewsPhoto from Walter O'NeillAug 08, 2006
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1746 viewsPhoto from Walter O'NeillAug 08, 2006
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1674 viewsPhoto from Walter O'NeillAug 08, 2006
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1895 viewsImage from Kevin OlvaneyAug 08, 2006
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1308 viewsImage from Kevin OlvaneyAug 08, 2006
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1429 viewsImage from Kevin OlvaneyAug 08, 2006
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1480 viewsImage from Kevin OlvaneyAug 08, 2006
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