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July 7, 19511613 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~19051132 viewsFrom "National Newark & Essex Banking Company"
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935 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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927 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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817 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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792 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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781 viewsMarket Street Fire from the RR bridge over Ferry Street.
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765 viewsMarket Street fire, fireman pour water on to barrels and wood structure
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Part 2666 views
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1920651 views
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647 viewsLarger Format
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After the Fire562 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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Part 1557 views
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December 30, 1909549 viewsImage from Alberto Valdes
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Funeral of Fire Victims535 viewsMarch 17, 1900
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1901 Map526 views
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525 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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524 viewsPhoto from Gregory Sereico
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Fifteen in One Grave523 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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23 Die, 40 Hurt in Newark Fire521 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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Central Lunch513 viewsCommerce & Broad Street
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Newark Fire Inquiry513 viewsMarch 16, 1900
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The Newark Fire501 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910
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The Area Today499 views
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Where the Awful Fire of Monday Occured499 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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497 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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495 views
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Fourteen Perish in a Fire at Newark495 viewsMarch 13, 1900
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492 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Newark Fire Starts and Inquiry Here492 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910
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Hold Memorials for Fire Victims490 views1911
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Page 07487 views
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Newark Fire Deaths Charged to Victim487 viewsNew York Times December 7, 1910
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The Newark Disaster486 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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More Newark Fire Victims486 viewsMarch 14, 1900
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Victims of the Newark Factory Fire485 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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484 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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480 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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480 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Page 10477 views
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Grand Jury Sees Newark Fire Ruin475 viewsNew York Times November 29, 1910
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Before the Fire474 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Page 01473 views
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471 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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From a French Magazine465 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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464 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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Page 05462 views
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Page 06462 views
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460 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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460 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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1892 Map460 views
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456 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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456 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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The Mechanic Street Fire Arouses the Whole City455 viewsClick again to enlarge the article.
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Identify More Newark Fire Victims454 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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Page 03446 views
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Page 08445 views
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Building a Trap for the Hundreds443 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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Page 04442 views
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433 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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Page 02418 views
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407 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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Page 09402 views
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Factory Owners Guilty in Newark Fire391 views1918 Municipal Journal
From Alberto Valdes
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389 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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381 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Plaque Location379 views
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379 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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373 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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Find jBodies in Fadctory Ruins Headlines354 views
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351 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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September 18, 1918 New York Times350 views
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350 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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342 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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The location today.340 views
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Hold Fire Victim's Brother330 viewsJune 30, 1909
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326 viewsImage from Alberto Valdes
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