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New York Telephone Company building explosion

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New York Telephone Company building explosion
DateOctober 3, 1962
LocationUpper 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]

References

  1. ^ "BOILER‐BLAST SUIT ASKS $8.2 MILLION; 10 Sue in '62 Phone Building Explosion Fatal to 23". The New York Times. July 15, 1964.