OIL WELLS ON FIRE.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. L&i. *—— Mexico, August 4. A great oil fire occurred at Tampico. Millions of gallons' of oil were burned. The fire culminated in a terrific explosion which tore a vast hole in the earth, 1600 feet wide.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 194, 6 August 1908, Page 3
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42OIL WELLS ON FIRE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 194, 6 August 1908, Page 3
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