OIL TANK FIRE DESTROYS TEXAS CITY

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OIL TANK FIRE DESTROYS TEXAS CITY Clip ID: 80966

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Date:

April 21, 1947

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An oil tank explosion in Texas City results in a wild, raging fire that leaves behind 500 dead, many homeless, injured, or missing, and extensive property damage costing millions of dollars. Survivors are taken to hospitals in nearby Galveston while grieving families gather to identify their loved ones.

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