Cuyahoga River fire (1969)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:cause industrial pollution
gptkbp:damageCost $50,000
gptkbp:date June 22, 1969
gptkbp:extinguishedBy gptkb:Cleveland_Fire_Department
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cuyahoga River fire (1969)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkb:Cuyahoga_River
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Time_magazine
gptkbp:notableFor catalyst for environmental reform
symbolizing environmental neglect
gptkbp:numberOfPreviousFires at least 12
gptkbp:resultedIn environmentalist
national attention to water pollution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:environmental_movement_of_the_1960s_and_1970s
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6