CONCERNING, A MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION CIRCA 1961,62 ETC., AT THE CORNOR
OF COLUMBIA ST AND CARROLL ST,BROOKLYN,NEW YORK,NY 11231. THIS
EXPLOSION LEVELED APPROXIMATELY ONE CITY BLOCK. I AM LOOKING FOR THE
SPECIFIC DATE, POLICE REPORTS FROM THE NYPD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPORTS AND ANY OTHER BUREAU INQUARY ETC. BUT JUST THE NAME AND
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Clarification of Question by
uncle1-ga
on
14 Jan 2004 03:53 PST
I CHECK WITH THE NYFD MUSEUM AND RECORDS SECTION, NOTHING!PERHAPS
THEIR WAS A RECORD OF THIS EVENT RECORDED AT THE 76TH PRECINCT OF THE
NYPD AT REDHOK BROOKLYN
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
14 Jan 2004 04:21 PST
Does this sound like your case?
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9 DEAD, 247 HURT IN FIRE AND BLAST ON BROOKLYN PIER
Luckenbach Dock, Longest in City, Was Packed With Tons of Flammable
Cargo HOUSES AND AUTOS BURN
Cause of Nine-Alarm Blaze Is Unknown--Damage Is Put at $10,000,000
New York Times Dec 4, 1956
Fire followed by an explosion on a Brooklyn pier yesterday killed nine
persons and injured 247. The blast, occurring among tons of flammable
cargo, was felt for miles...
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Clarification of Question by
uncle1-ga
on
14 Jan 2004 13:22 PST
CONCERNING EXPLISION ON PIER THANK YOU BUT THAT NOT THE ONE IAM
LOOKING FOR,IT WAS CERTAINLY AFTER 1956 PERHAPS 1958,59,60,OR 61
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Clarification of Question by
uncle1-ga
on
14 Jan 2004 13:29 PST
MORE SPECIFICES ,THE EXPLOSION WAS IN THE REDHOOK SECTION OF BROOKLYN
,CALL SOUTH BROOKLYN, POSSIBLY THE STORY WAS CARRIES BY THE NEWSPAPER
,"BROOKLYN EAGLE" IF THAY WERE STILL IN BUSINESS, IT WAS DEFINETLY
CARRIED BY THE DAILY NEWS, COLUMBIA ST AND CARROLL ST ARE NOT FAR AWAY
FROM THE OLD BROOKLYN PIERS,HOWEVER. ALSO THIS MAY HAVE OCCURED ON A
SUNDAY MORNING ABOUT 10:15AM, THIS IS THE 76TH PRCINENT OF THE NYPD
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
14 Jan 2004 18:17 PST
Boy. One thing stand out when you search the NY Times files. For a
decade or two, an awful lot of things in Brooklyn were blowing
up...buildings, ships, subways...you name it!
Here are just a few of the bigger explosions in and around the years you mentioned:
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Navy Jet's Fuel Tanks Drop on Brooklyn, Blasting a Street and Jarring Residents
Jan 13, 1957
Two wing-tip fuel tanks fell yesterday from a Navy jet plane over
Brooklyn, causing some residents to fear they were being bombed.
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200 WINDOWS BREAK IN FIREWORKS BLAST
Jun 1, 1959
A premature explosion of fireworks rocked a five-block section of
Brooklyn last night, breaking about 200 windows and causing nervous
shock to four persons.
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31 INJURED HERE IN GAS EXPLOSION
Broken Glass Sprays Street in Downtown Brooklyn -- 5 Men Hospitalized
Jan 31, 1961
A gas explosion in the basement of Brooklyn's second tallest building
injured thirty-one persons yesterday and sprayed the crowded downtown
business district with shattered glass.
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5 Hurt in Brooklyn Blast
Jan 30, 1965
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Clarification of Question by
uncle1-ga
on
15 Jan 2004 22:51 PST
CONCERNING THE MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION, CARROLL ST. AND COLUMBIA
ST.BROOKLYN, THEIR WAS A EXERCISE GOING ON AT THE TIME (FED) AND THE
EXPLOSION AND BUILDING COLAPSE ,IT MAY NOT HAVE MADE THE NEW YORK
TIMES. IT WASN'T A THREE ALARM FIRE, SO, NO PERMANENT RECORD WAS MADE
AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE DAILY NEWS, A NEW YORK PAPER, RAN A STORY,
THE NEW YORK TIMES DID NOT COVER REDHOOK,SOUTH BROOKLYN. BUT YOUR
INFORMATION SO FAR IS APPRECIATED.
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