A BURNING TANK OF OIL.
An accident of a somewhat alarming character occurred early in September at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. A tank containing several thousand gallons of oil or fat took fire. In this tank the tubes for the ateel guns are boiled with the object of toughening them. When the tank took fire it became evident that it would have to be allowed to burn itself out. AH that could be done was to remove and extinguish the burning wooden cover?, and to close the blazing fat down with sheets of iron. The iron sheets were covered with ashes, and the openings stopped up with loam. The substistution of iron covers for wooden ones was a work occupying four hours, and was attended with a good deal of danger and difficulty, as the flames at times reached the roof of the iron shed in 'which the tank was placed. Happily there was no building of an inflammable nature near, with the exception of a small wooden shed from which the wind fortunately blew the fire away. After the tank had been covered up the heat was so intense that the iron covers and ashes became red hot. The fire burned for over a week.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1416, 10 November 1885, Page 3
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206A BURNING TANK OF OIL. Temuka Leader, Issue 1416, 10 November 1885, Page 3
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