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Show STANDARD OIL PLANT DESTROYED PORT RICHMOND, Cal., Fob 7 Fire, caused by blazing soot from a Chimney falling on the roof of the sulphuric acid plant of the Standard Oil company, destroyed the plant a tank containing 500,000 gallons ' of crude oil and damaged the new 51 -000,000 aid plant tonight, Ono man, Carl McPherson, a workman, fell Into a ditch filled with burning acid was terribly burned. The damage Is estimated esti-mated at ?500,000. Three men wore injured. The spread of the flro was due to 'an explosion of gas from one of tho acid tanks. As tho blazing liquid wa hurled all pver the piant tho place was Instantly a seething furnace. A flood of burning acid ran down the side of the hills on which the acid , works stood and ugaiuftt n big sleol reservoir of crude ,611, Tlila took lire and burned for two hours." A "part 6t th u oil wns saved. |