Volunteers extinguish oil-well fire, cap escaping gas

Record ID: 343581

  • Title: Volunteers extinguish oil-well fire, cap escaping gas
  • Date: 26th July 1951
  • Summary: IRAN: Various: EXT ANGLO-IRANIAN OIL CO. Oil Fire in Anglo-Iranian Oil Wells.. Dynamite used by engineers to put out flames and thus leave gas to escape British and Persian work in danger EXPLOSION Explosion in Oilfields of Iran puts out escaping oil vapour aflame IRAN.. First Major Oil Fire in Anglo-Iranian Oil Co's History when oil valve well blows up..Flames shoo
  • Embargoed: 10th August 1951 13:00
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  • Location: Iran
  • Country: Iran
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes,Energy
  • Reuters ID: LVAMO2YEDJTZPPENNBYCIHA1MIT
  • Story Text: British and Persian (Iran) volunteers fight oil fires as oil talks continue in Tehran
  • Copyright Holder: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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