The Jamaica, Queens New York Explosion and Fire
| Author(s) | Kennedy, Will C. | |
| Date Accessioned | 2005-05-08T19:59:40Z | |
| Date Available | 2005-05-08T19:59:40Z | |
| Publication Date | 1967-01 | |
| Description | On January 13, 1967 a gas explosion at 5:30 a.m. occurred in the South Jamaica section of Queens, New York. Although the blast and ensuing blaze demolished nine houses and badly damaged eight others plus garages and shops, hundreds of persons were evacuated without a single casualty. Only two policemen and a fireman suffered minor injuries. | en |
| Sponsor | Office of Civil Defense, Office of the Secretary of the Army | en |
| Extent | 638133 bytes | |
| MIME type | application/pdf | |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/1248 | |
| Language | en_US | |
| Publisher | Disaster Research Center | en |
| Part of Series | Research Notes/Report;13 | |
| Keywords | Jamaica, Queens, New York | en |
| Keywords | explosion and fire | en |
| Keywords | gas explosion | en |
| Title | The Jamaica, Queens New York Explosion and Fire | en |
| Type | Other | en |