Show Bg ig Oil Tanks Burned at American Amer AmeI ican Fork ork F i I Special to The Herald HAmId American Fork Jan 3 Two large rail road tanks of oil were ware destroyed d r by b fire In the railroad yards here about noon today One of the tanks exploded and a acar acar acar car of coal and a car of corn com standing on ta tha t siding were also burned The Tha Continental Oil on company keeps a stationary tank hers here and this la is kept f from fru railroad tanks run alongside on the switch Ag Agent Agat mt Merrill was pump ir s oil from the car ca tank into the sta tank this morning but before lin was waa wa called away to attend to some so 80 e 5 other othor business While he ha was ab s sent nt a freight train passed up and when he na returned he h found the tanks tanke ablaze i It is supposed that a spark from the loco i ota O Q started the fire A crowd gath gathered ered but no one Glared dared go so near the fire for fear of an explosion The TIle stationary tank finally blew up but the other did not e Two cars one loaded with corn and the other with coal caught fire and W were fre destroyed de troed There was walS no other damage Tha Tk loss 10 to the railroad company compau will b h l about The lo loss to the UlC oil U company compan is iEr ed cd at |