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New York Telephone Company building explosion

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New York Telephone Company building explosion
DateOctober 3, 1962
LocationBroadway & West 213th Street, Upper Manhattan, New York City
TypeBoiler explosion
Deaths23
Non-fatal injuries94

On October 3, 1962, a boiler exploded in a New York Telephone Company building in Upper Manhattan, killing 23 people and injuring 94.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Benjamin, Philip (October 4, 1962). "21 Killed, 95 Hurt in Blast in Uptown Phone Center". The New York Times. pp. 1, 42. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  2. ^ "Boiler-Blast Suit Asks $8.2 Million; 10 Sue in '62 Phone Building Explosion Fatal to 23". The New York Times. July 15, 1964. p. 28.