Subway Tunnel Explosion And Collapse

1915

Subway Tunnel Explosion And Collapse
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On September 22nd, 1915 there was a dynamite explosion above the 7th Avenue subway station between 23rd and 25th Street. The explosion caused a cave-in, and surrounding pedestrians as well as a streetcar fell into the hole. In the end the street was in ruins, nearly 100 people were injured, and there are reports that between 6 and 25 people died.
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