What the records say
- When
- 12 May 1919
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 40.70° N, 73.97° W
- Description
- 1919 chocolate company fire in Brooklyn, U.S
- Cause
- spontaneous combustion
Rockwood & Company shipping department fire
1919 chocolate company fire in Brooklyn, U.S.
On May 12, 1919, a fire broke out in the shipping department of the Rockwood & Company chocolate factory complex on Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn. At around 1 am, materials and products stored on the second floor of the department are suspected to have caught fire by spontaneous combustion. The New York Fire Department were unable to save the building but prevented the spread of the fire to the rest of the plant.
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