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Gulf Hotel Fire, 1943

Gulf Oil Refinery Fire, 1975

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A Gulf Oil company refinery located at Girard Point on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Caught fire on August 17, 1975. This resulted in the death of eight firefighters and injured fourteen others.

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