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w.117th street explosion anniversary

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:18 pm
by ryan costa
Leon Bibb says this week is the 60th anniversary of West 117th street blowing up.
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_ ... -years-ago

It is hard to believe there were 194 industrial businesses on that street.

It was dangerous to dump so many chemicals into the sewers.

It is safer to dump them into the river. that way, even if they catch fire there is no explosion.