1989 Gramercy Park asbestos steam explosion

Since 1989

On August 19, 1989, a large steam explosion in front of a residential building generated an asbestos-containing steam cloud in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Two people–a Con Ed worker and a 3rd floor resident–died instantly, and 24 were injured. A third person, another Con Ed worker, died the following day.

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