Morania fire
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morania-fire-246-1540405
title:
Morania fire
text:
Morania #130 was a 4000-ton, 120-foot (37 m) freight barge which operated on the Great Lakes. On October 29, 1951, it was carrying 800,000 US gallons of gasoline, when it was pushed by the diesel tug M/V Dauntless #12 into the path of the 454-foot (138-meter) steamer Penobscot – which was proceeding seaward empty after unloading grain at Buffalo, New York – on the Buffalo River. When the steamer backed away, a spark ignited the gasoline aboard the barge, resulting in a fire which killed 11 sailo
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Fire on a freight barge which operated on the Great Lakes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morania_fire
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2023-08-30T06:02:54Z
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