Aqueduct fire, 1913. Probably shows the Catskill Aqueduct fire, New York City, August 1913. Three men were killed and 62 others trapped in a tunnel in Harlem, part of the Catskill Aqueduct, when a fire started in a blacksmith's shop at the head of the shaft. It was especially dangerous because 900 pounds of dynamite were stored in the tunnel. There was no light, no fresh air, and a lot of smoke, but eventually the trapped men were rescued
World North and Central America United States New York New York
World North and Central America United States New York New York Manhattan Harlem
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