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On October 3, 1962, a boiler exploded in a New York Telephone Company building in Upper Manhattan, killing 23 people and injuring 94.

References

1. Benjamin, Philip (October 4, 1962). "21 Killed, 95 Hurt in Blast in Uptown Phone Center". The New York Times. pp. 1, 42. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
2. "Boiler-Blast Suit Asks $8.2 Million; 10 Sue in '62 Phone Building Explosion Fatal to 23". The New York Times. July 15, 1964. p. 28.

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