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McKee refinery fire

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There is a memorial to the firefighters hear at the Moore County courthouse.  The precise location on the courthouse grounds needs to be documented.

McKee refinery fire

The McKee refinery fire on Sunday, 29 July 1956 was a severe fire-related mass casualty event, killing 19 firefighters.[2] The fire is considered to have the fourth (the September 11 attacks being first) most casualties of fire fighters in the United states for a single fire event.[3] Their names are engraved at the firefighters' memorial on the grounds of the Texas state capitol. Another memorial is on the grounds of the Moore Country courthouse.

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