Explosion And Fire In Bitumen Plant
XEM" PLYMOCTH, -March 19. , Startiug with an explosion which sen: a cloud of black smoke liigh into the air, a lire destroyed a Jarge bitumen spraving plant and a truck at tliv I'ublie Works Departnient 's tar depo. near Uruti today. When Ihe tank or the plant exploded bla/.ing bitumen wa.spread over a radius of 100 yards an -1 the ilre burned Ilercely for two hours Both pla-nfc and truck were a total loss, The plant, mounted on a truck belong ing to E. D. Evans, of Hawera, w:i-o-u ued by the Deparnnent. MMiis is tlnsecond bitumen plant to be destroyed by lire in the area this year.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 March 1948, Page 5
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114Explosion And Fire In Bitumen Plant Chronicle (Levin), 20 March 1948, Page 5
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