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  2. Boiler explosion - Wikipedia

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    Boiler explosions generally fell into two categories. The first is the breakage of the boiler barrel itself, through weakness/damage or excessive internal pressure, resulting in sudden discharge of steam over a wide area. Stress corrosion cracking at the lap joints was a common cause of early boiler explosions, probably caused by caustic ...

  3. List of boiler explosions - Wikipedia

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    Etching of damage from a boiler explosion in Newark, New Jersey in 1867 This is a list of steam boiler explosions such as railway locomotive , marine transport (military and civilian), and stationary power:

  4. Grover Shoe Factory disaster - Wikipedia

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    The Grover disaster, coupled with another fatal Massachusetts shoe factory boiler explosion the following year in Lynn, [14] brought new cries for improved industrial safety. A new governor demanded prompt action and a Board of Boiler Rules was formed, drafting a simple three-page set of rules.

  5. Boiler explosion at Murdock Middle/High School forces school ...

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    A boiler explosion at Murdock Middle/High School has forced the school to close for the week of Nov. 27, and possibly longer. Kast-McBride thanked the staff for sacrificing their holiday weekend ...

  6. Best Friend of Charleston - Wikipedia

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    On June 17, 1831, the Best Friend was the first locomotive in the US to suffer a boiler explosion. The blast is said to have been caused by the fireman tying down the steam pressure release valve; he had grown tired of hearing it whistle, so to stop the noise he closed the valve permanently. (Another account has him placing a stout piece of ...

  7. 1 person killed in boiler explosion at southeastern Texas ...

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    One person was killed when a boiler exploded at a southeastern Texas power plant Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for Dallas-based Luminant. “A contractor was fatally injured” in ...

  8. Official: Boiler explosion triggered gas blast at dorm - AOL

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    A small explosion in a basement boiler at a University of Nevada, Reno dormitory triggered a much larger natural gas blast last week that left part of the building looking like an earthquake had ...

  9. Category:Boiler explosions - Wikipedia

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    Railway boiler explosions (8 P) Pages in category "Boiler explosions" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.