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T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion

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The T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion or similar titles, began at 7:36 p.m. on October 4, 1918, at a World War I ammunition plant in the Morgan area of Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey. [1]

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American Red Cross Motor Corps

American Red Cross Motor Corps (also known as American Red Cross motor service) was founded in 1917 by the American Red Cross (ARC).

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Ammonium nitrate disasters

When heated, ammonium nitrate decomposes non-explosively into gases including oxygen; however, it can be induced to decompose explosively by detonation.

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Chemical Coast

The Chemical Coast is a section of Union and Middlesex counties in New Jersey located along the shores of the Arthur Kill, a heavily used waterway of the Port of New York and New Jersey, across from Staten Island, New York.

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Edward Maene

Edward Maene (21 April 1852 in Bruges, Belgium – 4 December 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Belgian-American architectural sculptor, woodcarver and cabinetmaker.

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Gateway Region

The Gateway Region is located in Northeastern New Jersey, United States.

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Joseph Stika

Joseph Edward Stika was a Vice Admiral in the United States Coast Guard.

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Kingsland explosion

The Kingsland explosion was an incident that took place during World War I at a munitions factory in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United States, on January 11, 1917.

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Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions

There have been many extremely large explosions, accidental and intentional, caused by modern high explosives, boiling liquid expanding vapour explosions (BLEVEs), older explosives such as gunpowder, volatile petroleum-based fuels such as petrol, and other chemical reactions.

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List of accidents and disasters by death toll

This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.

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List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition

Accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition include.

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List of industrial disasters

This article lists notable industrial disasters, which are disasters caused by industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence.

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New Jersey in the 20th century

New Jersey in the twentieth century underwent many changes.

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October 4

No description.

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Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

Old Bridge Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

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Raritan River Railroad

The Raritan River Rail Road (RRRR) was a twelve-mile (19 km) short-line railroad in Middlesex County, New Jersey U.S., Founded in 1888, it was based in South Amboy, from which it ran west as far as New Brunswick.

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Sayreville War Memorial High School

Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) is a four-year community public high school located in the Parlin section of Sayreville, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Sayreville Public Schools district.

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Sayreville, New Jersey

Sayreville is a borough located on the Raritan River, near Raritan Bay in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

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South Amboy, New Jersey

South Amboy is a suburban city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the Raritan Bay.

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Thomas Gillespie

Thomas Gillespie may refer to.

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1918

This year is famous for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the flu pandemic, that killed 50-100 million people worldwide.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._A._Gillespie_Company_Shell_Loading_Plant_explosion

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