PETROL TANKERS EXPLODE.—A fireman running from the last of four exploding petrol tankers during a 25.000-dollar fire at Decatur, Illinois. The tankers were being loaded with fuel when one of them (second from right) exploded, igniting the others in turn. One man suffered minor burns, but no-one was badly hurt.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30760, 26 May 1965, Page 3
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50PETROL TANKERS EXPLODE.—A fireman running from the last of four exploding petrol tankers during a 25.000-dollar fire at Decatur, Illinois. The tankers were being loaded with fuel when one of them (second from right) exploded, igniting the others in turn. One man suffered minor burns, but no-one was badly hurt. Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30760, 26 May 1965, Page 3
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