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Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington
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A major fire erupted in the Beaumont, Texas oil fields on Oct. 8., spreading rapidly through the Hogg-Swayne tract, causing thousands of dollars in property damage and possibly killing up to 20 people, including workers caught in the flames. The blaze started when a workman blew out his lantern in a gas-laden atmosphere.
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Another Disastrous Fire Breaks Out In the Texas Oil Fields
Beaumont, Tex., Oct. 8.—Another great fire, more disastrous than the conflagration of a few weeks ago, is sweeping over the oil fields here, causing a property loss of thousands of dollars, and possible loss of life. It is rumored that twelve persons have perished, but the report cannot be confirmed at this hour.
The fire broke out shortly before eleven o'clock at night and with remarkable rapidity it spread to the many derricks in the Hogg-Swayne tract. The encroachment of the flames was so rapid that many people were caught in the fiery path, and at midnight it is thought that twenty persons may have perished.
The fire started in a peculiar manner. Shortly before midnight a workman lifted off the top of his lantern to blow out the light. The atmosphere was heavily laden with gas, and in an instant there was a flash, followed by a sheet of flame.
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Primary Location
Beaumont, Tex.
Event Date
Oct. 8.
Outcome
property loss of thousands of dollars; rumored 12-20 persons perished, unconfirmed.
Event Details
Fire broke out shortly before 11 PM in the Hogg-Swayne tract oil fields, spreading rapidly to many derricks after a workman blew out his lantern in gas-laden air, catching people in the path.