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54 Years Ago: Explosion Kills 19 Texas Firefighters at the Shamrock Oil Refinery

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Article which gives a summary of events, BLEVE basics and NFPA notes. On July 29, 1956, 19 firefighters were killed while battling a fire at the Shamrock Oil Refinery in northern Texas. This incident caused the fourth largest loss of firefighter lives in U.S. history.

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Author: Fire Rescue Magazine
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Source: http://www.firefighternation.com
Contributed by: FireWhat Research Team
05-21-2011

Dumas, TX Oil Tank Farm Explosion, July 1956

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Newspaper article on the Shamrock-McKee fire. "19 DIE, 31 INJURED IN OIL TANK FARM EXPLOSION, FIRE."

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Author: Big Spring Daily Herald Texas
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Source: http://www3.gendisasters.com
Contributed by: FireWhat Research Team
05-21-2011
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