Meadowlands Ablaze: The Kingsland Explosion of 1917
On January 11, 1917, only months before the United States of America entered World War I, a fire broke out in Building 30 at the Canadian Car and Foundry complex in the Kingsland section of ... Read allOn January 11, 1917, only months before the United States of America entered World War I, a fire broke out in Building 30 at the Canadian Car and Foundry complex in the Kingsland section of the New Jersey Meadowlands. The conflagration spread throughout the property, discharging ... Read allOn January 11, 1917, only months before the United States of America entered World War I, a fire broke out in Building 30 at the Canadian Car and Foundry complex in the Kingsland section of the New Jersey Meadowlands. The conflagration spread throughout the property, discharging nearly 500,000 pieces of 76mm high explosive shells, lighting up the skies and causing mil... Read all