T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion
The T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion or similar titles, began at 7:36 pm EDT on Friday, October 4, 1918, at a World War I ammunition plant in the Morgan area of Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The initial explosion, generally believed to be accidental, triggered a fire and subsequent series of explosions that continued for three days, totaling approximately six kilotons, killing about 100 people and injuring hundreds more. The facility, one of the largest in the world at the time, was destroyed along with more than 300 surrounding buildings, forcing the evacuation and reconstruction of Sayreville, South Amboy, and Laurence Harbor (Old Bridge). Over a century later, explosive debris contin
19181918 in the United StatesAmerican Red Cross Motor CorpsChemical CoastEdward MaeneFederal Explosives Act of 1917Joseph StikaList of accidents and disasters by death tollList of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunitionList of industrial disastersList of neighborhoods in Sayreville, New JerseyMorgan Depot ExplosionNew Jersey in the 20th centuryNew York Trust CompanyOctober 1918October 4Old_Bridge_Township,_New_JerseyRaritan River RailroadSayreville,_New_JerseySouth_Amboy,_New_JerseyT.A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosionTA Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosionT A Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosionThomas Gillespie
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion
The T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion or similar titles, began at 7:36 pm EDT on Friday, October 4, 1918, at a World War I ammunition plant in the Morgan area of Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The initial explosion, generally believed to be accidental, triggered a fire and subsequent series of explosions that continued for three days, totaling approximately six kilotons, killing about 100 people and injuring hundreds more. The facility, one of the largest in the world at the time, was destroyed along with more than 300 surrounding buildings, forcing the evacuation and reconstruction of Sayreville, South Amboy, and Laurence Harbor (Old Bridge). Over a century later, explosive debris contin
has abstract
Das Explosionsunglück von Gill ...... de der Anlage wurden zerstört.
@de
The T. A. Gillespie Company Sh ...... ss a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) radius.
@en
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
12,157,024
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,007,541,992
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
also known as
Morgan Munitions Depot explosion
@en
caption
Residents evacuating after the explosions
@en
cause
Worker error or German sabotage
@en
date
1918-10-04
image size
outcome
Plant abandoned following Armistice
@en
participants
reported deaths
~100
@en
reported injuries
reported missing
~18
@en
reported property damage
Complete destruction of plant ...... J; broken windows for around.
@en
time
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
point
40.461666666666666 -74.28972222222222
type
comment
Das Explosionsunglück von Gill ...... de der Anlage wurden zerstört.
@de
The T. A. Gillespie Company Sh ...... later, explosive debris contin
@en
label
Explosionsunglück von Gillespie
@de
T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion
@en
sameAs
lat
4.0461666666666654e+1
long
-7.428972222222222e+1