1919 Standard Oil Company fire

1919 fire in New York City September 2019 40.73 -73.95 type:event_region:US-NY dms title Standard Oil Company Fire at Greenpoint Brooklyn 1919.jpg 350px 1919 09 13 Started 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)Hashagen 2002 62 Standard Oil Company Campus, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City 300 On September 13, 1919, a fire and explosion occurred at the Standard Oil Company in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City. Fire The Standard Oil Company Campus and former Astral Oil Works was spread out over 20 acre.Atlas Obscura 2019 A fire broke in Tank No. 36 on the Standard Oil Company Campus around 2:00 p.m., but before the New York City Fire Department was called, the tank ignited, sparking off multiple fires throughout the campus.Hashagen 2002 62 The yard held large quantities of naphtha, gasoline, oil and alcohol and more 1000 barrels of other explosive and flammable liquids.Hashagen 2002 62 The fire burned furiously for three days, destroying millions of gallons of oil and caused damage estimated at $5,000,000 ($ in US).New-York Tribune 1919 5 Over 1,000 firemen fought the spectacular blaze, 300 of which were treated for burns and minor injuries.New-York Tribune 1919 5 Standard Oil’s Brooklyn refinery may have been an intentional attempt to clear the land and draw insurance.Mother Jones 2007 The fire site is now occupied by industrial properties on the western side of Newtown Creek in Greenpoint.Mother Jones 2007 See also Great Fire of New York References Notes 20em Bibliography Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura 2019 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/brooklyn-fire-department-house-on-norman-avenue Brooklyn Fire Department House on Norman Avenue Atlas Obscura September 21, 2019 Hashagen Paul Fire Department, City of New York 2002 Turner Publishing Company 9781563118326 - Total pages: 272 Mother Jones Mother Jones (magazine) September 14, 2007 https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2007/09/brooklyn-oil-spill-timeline/ The Brooklyn Oil Spill: A Timeline Mother Jones September 21, 2019 September 21, 1919 The Greatest Fire New York Has Ever Known New-York Tribune New-York Tribune https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1919-09-21/ed-1/?sp=5&r=0.124,0.448,0.778,0.368,0 New-York Tribune Greeley & McElrath New York 2158-2661 9388331 1–20 September 21, 2019 Standard Oil Company fire Standard Oil Company fire Standard Oil Company fire Category:1910s in Brooklyn Category:Building and structure fires in New York City Category:Industrial fires and explosions in the United States Standard Oil Company fire Category:Fires in New York City Category:Greenpoint, Brooklyn