McKee refinery fire

Quand

29 juil. 1956

Type

Incendie

Coordonnées

35.96° N, 101.89° W

Description

Fire on the Texas/Oklahoma border on 29 July 1956

Deaths

19

1956 oil tank explosion in Texas

The McKee refinery tank explosion and fire on Sunday, July 29, 1956, was an explosion and severe fire-related mass casualty event, killing 19 firefighters. The fire is considered to have the fourth-most casualties of fire fighters in the United States for a single fire event. Their names are engraved at the firefighters' memorial on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol.

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