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Show uu - OIL TANKS NEAR VERNON ON EIRE Los Angeles, Sept. IS. Fire of an unknown origin attacked the plant and storage tanks of the Hercules OH Refining company between Los Angeles Ang-eles and Vernon early today, baffling tho efforts of firemen to control It, and threatening property worth several sev-eral hundred thousand dollars. At 2 o'clock eight Immense storage stor-age tanks had exploded Twenty-fivo others are believed to be doomed The fire was discovered shortly after 1 o'clock. It spread from the refining room to the tank nearest to the engine en-gine room and in 15 minutes the tank, with its contents afire, blev1 up. Seven other tanks, heated red-hot, red-hot, followed in rapid succession. The refinery Is situated Just outside out-side tho city limits of Los Angeles and has practically no fire protection, Apparatus was sent from horo, but, owing to lack of tire hydrants, little could be done. The firemen said the fire probably would burn for several days or moro. nn |