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1937 Fox vault fire

A major fire occurred in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industry laboratories, studios and vaults,... Wikipedia
Location: Little Ferry
Date: July 9, 1937
Cause: Spontaneous ignition of Nitrate film resulting from heat wave
Deaths: 1
Non-fatal injuries: 2