Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-05-17 | Page 1 | Oil Plant Burns; Half Million Loss

Oil Plant Burns; Half Million Loss i BAKJCR8FIELD, Cat.. May 17 Swept almost completely off the ground by a fire of unknown origin, 1 starting at 12: 11 o'clock tht mom-: mom-: lng, the local refinery plant of the Rlchfietd OU company waa burned with a loas estimated at IwOO OOS. Sixty-five thouaand barrels of oil were stored t (be plant and when tho fiamee reached three containers, con-tainers, aa well as nearby gasoline tanks, there was no possibility of checking the spread. The local fire department responded re-sponded to the call, but could not get near to the blase because of the Intense heat.