Explosions

April 5, 1849 - Powder mill destroyed in explosion at Allens Creek in Brighton. (link)

December 21, 1887 - Naphtha Disaster of 1887

July 14, 1891 - Gasometer explodes at Municipal Gas Light Company. Blast heard two miles away. Shards of metal flying through air.

October 31, 1908 - Oil stove explodes. Wind sweeps flames to burn 40 cottages at Windsor Beach.

June 1, 1900 - Explosion of alcoholic vapors at Eastman Works felt a mile away. (link)

January 11, 1901 - Explosions follow the start of the orphan asylum fire tragedy. (link)

1917 - Lightning strike ignites and leads to explosion of alcohol destroying building 27 at Kodak Park.

March 11, 1920 - Explosion at Vacuum Oil Company. (link)

July 20, 1925 - Bomb intended to blow up fish market wrecks front of building. (link)

1929 - Explosion destroys gas station in Bushnell's Basin.

1942 - Sparks lead to explosion at Rochester Fireworks Company.

September 21, 1951 - Gas regulator at Twelve Corners fails. 19 homes completely destroyed by internal explosions.

March 21, 1965 - Gas explosion contributes significantly to the rapid spread of the infamous 1965 Hilton fire.

October 12, 1970 - Columbus Day Bombings

April 23, 1978 - Salvatore Gingello assassinated via car bomb, after having survived five prior attempted bombings.

August 1, 1988 - Jersey St house explosion. A distraught man cut the natural gas line and opened tanks of acetylene and other gases, resulting in a massive explosion that leveled the home, damaged responding emergency vehicles and injured the man and many emergency responders. Although the man survived the initial explosion, he would later die from his injuries.

December 18, 1999 - The implosion of Hotel Rochester

April 29, 2003 - Gas tanker overturns and explodes near the corner of West Ridge Road and Lake Ave.

January 2006 - * Wiki Community/Wiki Explosion