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The Cleveland East Ohio Gas explosion occurred on the afternoon of Friday, October 20, 1944. The resulting gas leak , explosion and fires killed 131 people and destroyed a one-square-mile area on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio .
September 10 – A gas explosion in Cleveland, Ohio killed one person and injured 50 others. [33] October 18 – The 20 inch "Big Inch" gas transmission pipeline exploded near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, causing a massive fire that burned five acres of cornfields, and opened an 18 foot deep crater. There were no injuries reported. [34]
October 20, 1944 – The Cleveland East Ohio Gas explosion: An LNG tank suffered a seam failure, leading to LNG vapors entering sewers. The vapors later exploded, causing 130 deaths, and, destroying of square mile of Cleveland, Ohio. December 15, 2007 – Geauga County, gas well explosion, [103]
On 20 October 1944, a liquefied natural gas storage tank in Cleveland, Ohio, split and leaked its contents, which spread, caught fire, and exploded. A half hour later, another tank exploded as well. A half hour later, another tank exploded as well.
A cut natural gas line was found in a basement area of an Ohio building which was severely damaged by a massive explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Thursday, but ...
A gas explosion rocked Youngstown, Ohio on Tuesday morning, causing multiple injuries, according to reports.. Emergency crews rushed to Federal Street, the central business corridor in the ...
Cleveland East Ohio Gas explosion: 27 November 1944 United Kingdom: Staffordshire, England ~70 ~20 RAF Fauld explosion – An underground Royal Air Force ordnance depot exploded, causing the United Kingdom's largest ever explosion. 9 May 1945 United States: Sunnyside, Utah: 23 Unknown Gas explosion at the Sunnyside Fuel Company's #1 mine. 25 ...
Police and emergency officials initially blamed natural gas, but the fire chief later said the cause is under investigation. ... YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A massive explosion blew out much of the ...