Talk:1973 Staten Island gas explosion

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Did you know... that the day before a gas explosion on Staten Island killed 40 people, company officials described residents as "hysterical" for raising concerns about storing gas near residential areas?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:28, 27 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

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... that the day before a gas explosion on Staten Island killed 40 people, gas officials called Staten Island residents "hysterical" for raising concerns about storing gas? Source: p. 26
- ALT1:... that the 1973 Staten Island gas explosion, the deadliest industrial accident in Staten Island's history, resulted in a moratorium on storing liquefied natural gas in New York state? Source: SILive 2015

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Otis Barrett

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:27, 6 May 2020 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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Good to go. Ergo Sum 16:52, 11 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

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