Show O- O 9 L k 2 OIL oti WORKERS INJURED IN MilliON DOLLAR BLAZE I 8 ELLS BURNED 1 AS FIRE SEEPS I FIELD Gas Leak Blamed for Explosion Ex Explosion New Out breaks Feared I 2 HURT IN BLAST Los A Angeles Fire Fire FireD D Depart p pu ri ment Sends Aid LONG BEACH Cal June 27 I AP Firemen AP-Firemen Firemen of Long Beach and oil company reinforced by bya a part of the Los Angeles Angeles- fire de department department department de- de today stood in battle array array array ar ar- ar- ar ray in the Alamitos Heights oilfield oil oilfield oilfield field to prevent new outbreaks of a afire afire afire fire which last night burned eight wells walls and badly damaged the rings and equipment of several other wells Two oil tanks in the area which were burned burned- early this this' morning may ay boil boll over and cause to be renewed le- le the battle against the fires t which were were- trough brough u under 1 1 f control l last st st. i Damage was was was' said f io ex exceed ed t Two oil workers w were re burned use use-r ii in the opening blast wh which h ignited a a. new v well of the Julian JuHan Petroleum corporation A gas leak was blamed for tor the explosion The well was burned within ten min mm- utes Other wells swept by the fire Ire Included the Mc McCaslin No 1 1 McCasUn McCaslin McCaslin Mc- Mc Caslin No No 3 Richfield Oil company's company's com corn pany's Bonner No 1 1 No 1 1 the Johnson and the George Getty No 8 5 and another well whose identity and ownership were vere not det determined definitely Two weng of the East California East East- ern en Oil company were saved by firemen but would be threatened again if it Ute the oil tanks near by boil boll over Although h the fire ire was burning burning- yet this morning the leaders of the fighting tire forces said it was confined con con- fined to the seared flame area and only the boiling over of the tanks would cause further damage AU All of the burned wells were within an area atea bounded by Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- Colorado rado Elliott Flint FUnt and Winslow oW streets The Julian but recently brought tin in HEARING ON GRAIN RATES W WASHINGTON ASHI June 27 CAP CAP- AP Further hearings by the interstate commerce commission in its investigation investigation investigation into Western Vestern grain r rates tes lave have been order ordered d at Wichita Nan Kan an on July 11 Commissioner Meyer will preside Later hearings will b be beheld held In Minneapolis Chicago and andon andon on the Pacific coast on dates to tobe be announced lat later r. r t I J |