1970 New York City gas explosion

none February 2025 March 2024 1970 12 11 Manhattan, New York, U.S. 12 60 A gas explosion occurred on December 11, 1970, at a building at Park Row and Ann Street in Manhattan, New York City, killing 12 people and injuring more than 60.Carroll Maurice 60 Injured, in Blast That Shatters Bar Off City Hall Park The New York Times December 12, 1970 https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/12/archives/60-injured-in-blast-that-shatters-bar-off-city-hall-park-60-injured.html July 11, 2022 1Montgomery Paul L. Paul L. Montgomery Victim Dies and 7 Bodies Are Found in Blast Rubble The New York Times December 13, 1970 https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/13/archives/victim-dies-and-7-bodies-are-found-in-blast-rubble.html July 11, 2022 82Margolick David David Margolick COURT RULES CITY WAS NOT LIABLE IN '70 EXPLOSION The New York Times February 24, 1983 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/24/nyregion/court-rules-city-was-not-liable-in-70-explosion.html July 11, 2022 B7 The two upper floors of the building had been recently converted into a Chinese restaurant, which required a new gas line to be installed. A city inspector failed to notice defects in the new line and issued a certification on December 2. Although gas service was not scheduled to be turned on until December 14, the owner of the restaurant "clandestinely" arranged to have the gas turned on earlier, on December 11. Several hours later, at around 2:00pm, the unopened Chinese restaurant exploded, killing and injuring patrons in a nearby restaurant and in a barbershop, both co-located in the building. Patrons in a tavern on the first floor of the building were also injured, as were people walking on the sidewalk next to the building and workers in neighboring buildings. The five-alarm fire that followed sent flames 30 ft m 1 into the air. The blaze was brought under control in 90 minutes by 200 firemen. In 1983, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that New York City was not liable for the explosion, stating that "a general obligation to all members of the public was not sufficient to establish liability in particular cases." 1979 rat attack incident On May 12th, 1979, a woman was attacked and injured by a pack of rats on Ann Street.2004-05-01 Attack of the rat pack https://www.theage.com.au/world/attack-of-the-rat-pack-20040501-gdxrqr.html 2025-04-10 The Age en The police traced the rats back to the burned out lot of Ryan's Cafe, which had been destroyed in the explosion and was now being used as an illegal dumping ground. More than 300 rats were exterminated by sanitation workers on the site by injecting zinc phosphates into their burrows.Gupte Pranay B. 1979-05-12 Scores of Rats Are Found at Site Where They Attacked a Woman https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/12/archives/scores-of-rats-are-found-at-site-where-they-attacked-a-woman.html 2025-04-10 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 References 40.71122 -74.00813 title Category:1970 explosions Category:1970 disasters in the United States Category:1970 in New York City Category:Building and structure collapses in New York Category:Explosions in New York City Category:Gas explosions in the United States Category:1970s in Manhattan Category:Consolidated Edison Category:December 1970 in the United States