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Summary:London's biggest fire since the wartime blitz brought four hundred firemen to a huge timber yard near the River Thames on September 23 1966. The firemen had been working for twelve hours to prevent the flames reaching a nearby oil storage depot.
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Location:UK ENGLAND LONDON
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