TANK THROUGH ROOF.
DEATHS IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, May 22. Three men were killed and several men and women injured in a unique accident when a 300,000-pound water tank on top of a seven-storey building broke its supports and crashed directly through the top three floors. The bursting tank poured out 40,000 gallons of water, which rushed through the building like a tidal wave.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 148, 24 May 1934, Page 7
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63TANK THROUGH ROOF. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 148, 24 May 1934, Page 7
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