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July 7, 19511983 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~19051483 viewsFrom "National Newark & Essex Banking Company"
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1333 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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1313 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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1118 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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1110 viewsMarket Street fire spreads to Fleming Avenue
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1060 viewsMarket Street fire, fireman pour water on to barrels and wood structure
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1031 viewsMarket Street Fire from the RR bridge over Ferry Street.
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Part 2983 views
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942 viewsLarger Format
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Hold Memorials for Fire Victims935 views1911
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930 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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1920921 views
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23 Die, 40 Hurt in Newark Fire916 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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1901 Map897 views
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After the Fire889 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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Page 05885 views
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Page 04882 views
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880 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Page 06874 views
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Page 07874 views
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Funeral of Fire Victims873 viewsMarch 17, 1900
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872 viewsPhoto from Gregory Sereico
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868 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Fourteen Perish in a Fire at Newark864 viewsMarch 13, 1900
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Fifteen in One Grave861 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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Page 01860 views
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Page 03860 views
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858 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Part 1855 views
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Victims of the Newark Factory Fire853 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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849 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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The Newark Disaster849 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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Page 10848 views
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Before the Fire843 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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From a French Magazine843 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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The Newark Fire842 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910
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Newark Fire Starts and Inquiry Here838 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910
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Newark Fire Deaths Charged to Victim838 viewsNew York Times December 7, 1910
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Grand Jury Sees Newark Fire Ruin837 viewsNew York Times November 29, 1910
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833 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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831 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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830 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Building a Trap for the Hundreds828 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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December 30, 1909823 viewsImage from Alberto Valdes
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Page 08823 views
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Where the Awful Fire of Monday Occured817 viewsMarch 18, 1900
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Central Lunch815 viewsCommerce & Broad Street
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814 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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810 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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1892 Map808 views
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The Area Today808 views
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Page 02800 views
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The Mechanic Street Fire Arouses the Whole City793 viewsClick again to enlarge the article.
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More Newark Fire Victims788 viewsMarch 14, 1900
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Page 09782 views
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Identify More Newark Fire Victims777 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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Newark Fire Inquiry777 viewsMarch 16, 1900
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774 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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763 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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750 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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Factory Owners Guilty in Newark Fire742 views1918 Municipal Journal
From Alberto Valdes
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736 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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735 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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Find jBodies in Fadctory Ruins Headlines729 views
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Plaque Location724 views
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724 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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722 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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715 viewsPhoto from Leslie's Weekly
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The location today.709 views
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708 viewsNewark Star Ledger
December 16, 1947
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701 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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686 views
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1909 Boyd Street Fire683 views
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659 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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September 18, 1918 New York Times657 views
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Mother Sticks to Buring Home to Save Children657 viewsFebruary 19, 1908
Newark Star
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