HULL OIL FIRE
NO SPREAD OF FLAMES PIREMEN’S SPLENDID WORK ' . ’ ctoHtifeh' ’Official Wireless.) Hec. 10 a.m. RUGBY, Siept, 19. The oil tank fire at Hull, which after burning for 2A hours was still blazing furiously yesterday morning, died down Inter in the day, without exploding other tanks, or firing inflammable material in the neighborhood, which was constantly in danger. As the whole of the sides of the blazing tank fell inwards, it was feared that the paraffin might escape, and a deep trench was dug round the tank to minimise the risk of this. Experts are amazed at the manner in which the adjacent tanks withstood the terrific heat. Warm tribute is paid to the bravery and endurance of the firemen and employees of the firm. It is estimated that some 300,000 gallons of paraffin were destroyed.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17062, 21 September 1929, Page 5
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