When: December 9, 1914, 5:15 p.m.Where: West Orange, NJHow: Large explosion in Building 41, film inspection area The great fire of 1914 was triggered by highly combustible nitrate film exploding. Nitrate film at that time was composed of nitrocellulose, also known as gun cotton, a major ingredient of naval munitions…and known to be highly combustible […]
Published on March 30, 2020 10:28