TERRIFIC OIL FIRE
RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION. (Per Prees Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).' : (Received this day at 11 a.m.) LONDON, Sept, 17. Hull’s new oil port, Hedon, whore all big storages are concentrated, was the scene of a terrific fire following an explosion in the Anglo-Amer-ican Oil Company’s half a million gallons tank of paraffin. The roof was blown to fragments. "Windows were shattered and fhe workmen were thrown down. An immense wall of flame shot up of feet enveloping a wide area in a pall of black smoke. All available chemicals were collected in Hull to fight the flames. Brigades were summoned from a distance of 50 miles. The burning tank is one of a cluster of eighteen, on which water has been successfully played to prevent ignition. It is estimated that the tank will take forty-eight hours to burn out.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1929, Page 5
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142TERRIFIC OIL FIRE Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1929, Page 5
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