East Ohio Gas Company Storage Tank Explosion, 10/20/1944

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East Ohio Gas Company Storage Tank Explosion, 10/20/1944

Sun 6/30/2013

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Damage caused by an explosion at the East Ohio Gas Company's #2 Works, Liquefaction Storage Facility in Cleveland, Ohio on October 20, 1944. The explosion, caused by a gas leak, sparked fires that burned 160 acres of businesses and
neighborhoods in Cleveland. Over 100 people were killed.

Contact/Location
Matt Keenan
CUSHING, WI
715.648.5000

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East Ohio Gas Company Storage Tank Explosion, 10/20/1944

Sun 6/30/2013

Damage caused by an explosion at the East Ohio Gas Company's #2 Works, Liquefaction Storage Facility in Cleveland, Ohio on October 20, 1944. The explosion, caused by a gas leak, sparked fires that burned 160 acres of businesses and neighborhoods in Cleveland. Over 100 people were killed.

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Damage caused by an explosion at the East Ohio Gas Company's #2 Works, Liquefaction Storage Facility in Cleveland, Ohio on October 20, 1944. The explosion, caused by a gas leak, sparked fires that burned 160 acres of businesses and
neighborhoods in Cleveland. Over 100 people were killed.