The Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma City * April 19, 1995 * 9:02 a.m. CDT

THE BUILDING

321,846 square feet
19 federal agencies
3 private agencies
650 employees

THE SURROUNDING AREA

312 buildings damaged
25 received major damage
$652 million - property damage
16,744 people work or reside in bomb area
Property insurance for many does not cover the cost to bring property up to current codes
Federal Building and four others have been demolished

THE RESCUE

12,384 workers involved in rescue
130 people transported by ambulance
11 Urban Search and Rescue Teams from other cities assisted in recovery work
One nurse responder died of head injury
Another 39 rescuers received minor injuries
Last 3 bodies removed May 29th (Memorial Day) - 41 days after the bombing

THE TOLL

168 deaths
700+ injured
30 children orphaned
219 children left with only one parent
462 individuals left homeless

WHERE THEY DIED

America's Kids Day Care Center
15 children and 3 workers killed
Defense Department
5 of 12 employees killed
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
5 employees killed
Federal Employees Credit Union
18 of 33 employees plus 4 customers killed
Federal Highway Administration
11 of 26 employees killed
General Services Administration
2 employees killed
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
35 of 125 employees killed
Secret Service
6 of 10 employees killed
Social Security Administration
16 of 61 employees killed, along with 24 customers
U.S. Army
7 of 40 employees killed, along with a 3
year-old girl
U.S. Customs Agency
2 of 6 employees killed
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
7 of 15 employees killed
U.S. Marines Corps
4 persons killed in two other buildings, plus a nurse responding to the emergency died from injuries received during the rescue

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