EXPLOSION ON TANKER.
REMARKABLE WORK BY FIREMEN. By Telerraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrljht. New York, Oct. 8. A verified account of the explosion on the tanker Crowe shows that five were killed, six seriously injured, and forty slightly injured. There was a terrific explosion of oil vapors in the hold. Several hundred workers who wer» engaged on repairs to the Crowe were imperilled, and six large steamers lying near by were endangered. Remarkable work by firemen prevented serious damage, as well as greater loss of life.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1920, Page 5
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85EXPLOSION ON TANKER. Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1920, Page 5
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