On September 13, 1919, a fire and explosion occurred at the Standard Oil Company in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City.

[1] The yard held large quantities of naphtha, gasoline, oil and alcohol and more 1000 barrels of other explosive and flammable liquids.

[1] The fire burned furiously for three days, destroying millions of gallons of oil and caused damage estimated at $5,000,000 ($87,869,500 in 2025).

[3] Standard Oil’s Brooklyn refinery may have been an intentional attempt to clear the land and draw insurance.

[4] The fire site is now the location of the Bayside Fuel Oil depot at Bushwick Inlet.