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ONE DEAD.
IN
OIL BLAST
SANTA MARIA, California
(A.A.P.) - One man wa1
killed and 10 injured, three of
them seriously, in an explosion
on Friday, which destroyed , an
oil refinery and set fire to 20
tanks containing crude oil.
Firemen reported many hours
later that the fire had been con
fined to the crude oil tanks, but
they feared that a change Of
wind might drive the flames on
to two tanks containing high
octane petrol.
Flames rose hundreds of feet
into the air and a pall of smoke
turned day into night. There
are no homes in the area, which
is outside city limits.
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