OXYGEN FACTORY BLAZES
EXPLOSIONS ROCK DISTRICT
RESIDENTS PANIC-STRICKEN
TWELVE EMPLOYEES HURT
By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. United Service. Berlin, July 24. The bursting of acetylene containers in a large oxygen factory started a serious explosion of the oxygen holders to-day. The first explosion sent up a jet of fire 100 yards in the air, warning, the workers and neighbouring residents, who ran for their lives.
The fire engulfed the factory, but the explosions, which continued for an hour, held the firemen at bay. Every explosion sent containers hundreds of feet into the air and shook buildings for miles. Distant residents became panic-stricken believing that the gasholders at Tegel, the largest in Europe, were going to explode.
The firemen controlled the fire and prevented its extension from the oxygen factory to the gasworks. Nearly all the employees escaped. Only twelve were injured, four seriously. It was thought some victims were buried in the ruins, as cries for help were heard, but this has not been verified.
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1929, Page 9
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