South Amboy powder pier explosion
Munitions explosion in South Amboy, New Jersey, in 1950
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The South Amboy powder pier explosion was an incident that took place on Friday, May 19, 1950. Over 420 tons of explosives in transit at the Raritan River Port in South Amboy, New Jersey detonated due to unknown causes, killing 31 and injuring over 350.
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