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Show THREATENS G1TY 'IREMAN AND VOLUNTER8 SUCCEED SUC-CEED IN EXTINGUISHING GREAT CONFLAGRATION xplodlng Gasoline Tank 8hower Burlng Oil Over Neighborhood; Thousands Camp on HII4; Damage Exceeds Million Pittsburg, Pa. Flromon and hun-Ireds hun-Ireds ot voluntoors Saturday aucceed-d aucceed-d in oxtingulshlng a spoctncular oil iro in tho Lawrencovillo tank yards f tho Atlantic llofinlng company at-or at-or a fight lasting thirty hours. Tho damago will probably reach ivor a million dollars, company of-Iclala of-Iclala estimated. Ovor Bovonty-tlvo poraona were inured in-ured In fighting tho flamoB, somo crlously. HundrodB of residents along Butler troot who flod to tho hills with their lousohold offocts, roturnod to put heir homes in order again. Tho entire oil and gnsollno supply a tho tanks was consumed by tho lamos. Firomon mado no effort to ut out tho flro after four buccobbIvo xploslons Saturday attornoon. Only tho tanks, about ten In all, roro dostroyed, nnd tho remainder t tho pnnt with its costly machin-ry, machin-ry, was not greatly damagod, com-any com-any officials said. Aftor tho gasollno tank exploded, rtilch showered flaming oil ovor tho olghborhood, flromon were contont to at the oil burn ltselt out. |