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1919 Standard Oil Company fire

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was called, the tank ignited, sparking off multiple fires throughout the campus. The yard held large quantities of naphtha, gasoline, oil and alcohol and more 1000 barrels of other explosive and flammable liquids. The fire burned furiously for three days, destroying millions of gallons of oil and
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Standard Oil’s Brooklyn refinery may have been an intentional attempt to clear the land and draw insurance. The fire site is now the location of the Bayside Fuel Oil depot at Bushwick Inlet.
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caused damage estimated at $ 5,000,000 ($ 87,869,500 in 2024). Over 1,000 firemen fought the spectacular blaze, 300 of which were treated for burns and minor injuries.
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was spread out over 20 acres (8.1 ha). A fire broke in Tank No. 36 on the Standard Oil Company Campus around 2:00 p.m., but before the
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On September 13, 1919, a fire and explosion occurred at the Standard Oil Company in
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Industrial fires and explosions in the United States
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Index

40°44′N 73°57′W / 40.73°N 73.95°W / 40.73; -73.95

Standard Oil Company
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
New York City
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
New York City
Standard Oil Company
Astral Oil Works
New York City Fire Department
Great Fire of New York



Hashagen 2002
Atlas Obscura 2019


New-York Tribune 1919


Mother Jones 2007
Atlas Obscura
"Brooklyn Fire Department House on Norman Avenue"
ISBN
9781563118326
Mother Jones
"The Brooklyn Oil Spill: A Timeline"
New-York Tribune

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