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Ft. Wayne, IN Hotel Aveline Fire May 1908

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Mullinville, KS Tornado 1915

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Work related accidents, automobile wrecks, mishaps, building collapses

Air Disasters >>
Airplane crashes, balloon & zeppelin mishaps

Building Collapses >>
Tower collapses, walls falling, etc.
Drownings >>
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Earthquakes >>
Seismic anomalies, tremors
Explosions >>
Powder, gas, mines explosions & blasts
Fires >>
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Floods >>
High water, dams breaking, freshets
Hurricanes >>
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Mining Disasters >>
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Ship Wrecks >>
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Storms >>
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Tornadoes >>
Cyclones & twisters
Train Wrecks >>
Railroad Accidents, trolley, interurban, street car, traction train wrecks
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Welcome to GenDisasters, a look back at the events that touched our ancestor's lives - tornadoes, fires, floods, hurricanes, train wrecks, mine explosions, and tragic accidents that became a part of history and our genealogy.

Mt. Clement, MI Fire Department and Engine House, early 1900s

New York City Firemen with Water Tower in Action, early 1900s
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