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Show tWtroyed, but the loss will not 1' teed 525. The temporary disnb f the plant, however, may cau; slight delay lij the street work Bf j being done by Contractor Moran. I i of one or two belts Uh which the machinery Is operated. It Is at this plant that Contractor Moran prepares the asphalt used on htieet Improvements. The main tank in which the asphalt Is hea'ed sprung a leak and allowed the Inflammable tar product to r.m down Into the firebox. fire-box. The flumes from the blazing asphalt spread to the woo l v.-or'.t near the tank and for a time threatened the complete destruction of the works. Chief Canfieid's auto was the first fire fighting equipment on the scene, and the blaze was extinguished by the use- of chemicals with which the auto , is equipped. j One or two belts and some other I p.-.rts of the plant's equipment were I FIRE THREATENS HOfMH PUfiT A Are whlcn resulted from a lunk In in asphalt tank threatened the de-elructlon de-elructlon of the? I J. Moran jdant, w'8t cf the viaduct, at 0:30 o'cl5ck last evening, but the prompt and c-ffl- dent work of tho fire department I'-cvenicd any damage beyond tho loss |