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The explosion, which occurred just before 6:00 p.m. local time, [1] near the peak of the evening rush hour, was caused by the failure of a Consolidated Edison 24-inch (0.61 m) underground steam pipe installed in 1924.
On August 19, 1989, a large steam explosion in front of a residential building generated an asbestos-containing steam cloud in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. [1] Two people–a Con Ed worker and a 3rd floor resident–died instantly, and 24 were injured. [2] A third person, another Con Ed worker, died the following ...
The New York Steam Company began providing service in lower Manhattan on March 3, 1882. [2] The company merged with Consolidated Edison on March 8, 1954. [2] [3] Today, Con Edison operates the largest commercial steam system in the world (larger than the next nine combined). [4]
A steam pipe explosion in New York City's Flatiron District on Thursday morning sent steam spewing high above buildings and created a crater-like hole on 5th Avenue. The explosion, which occurred ...
Steam distribution to Manhattan was not affected by the incident, as Con Edison rerouted steam from other plants to bypass the Waterside facility while it was shut down. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] An investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that the explosion was caused by a water hammer that formed when new steam was ...
A steam pipe explosion sparked road closures and evacuations in Manhattan’s Flatiron district on the morning of July 19, police confirmed.The New York Police Department said the closures were ...
Gramercy Park asbestos steam explosion: explosion 3 [163] 1970 Greenwich Village townhouse explosion: terrorism 3 [164] 1946 1946 St. George Terminal fire: fire 3 [165] 1935 Harlem riot of 1935: mass unrest 3 [166] 2015 East Village gas explosion: explosion 2 [167] 2006 2006 New York City plane crash: aircraft 2 [168] 1991 Crown Heights riot ...
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