Sylvania Electric Products explosion

Когда

2 июл. 1956 г.

Вид

Промышленная авария

Координаты

40.79° N, 73.79° W

Description

1956 thorium explosion in New York City

Deaths

1

Injured

9

Cause

detonation

1956 thorium explosion in New York City

On the morning of July 2, 1956, three explosions involving scrap thorium occurred at the Sylvania Electric Products' Metallurgical Laboratory in Bayside, Queens, New York. Nine people were injured, some severely. One 28-year-old employee, Oliver Blaber, died on August 6, 1956. Workers described three fireballs.

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