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Domestic News
October 20, 1919
The Laramie Republican
Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
General Superintendent William Massie announced plans to extinguish a fire at the Kasoming gas well on Mahoney dome near Rawlins using steam from boilers on Wednesday, avoiding dynamite to prevent well damage, then cap it for future commercial use.
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WILL MAKE EFFORT TO QUENCH FIRE
General Superintendent William Massie of Rawlins, a relative of Mrs. J. A. Massie of the Connor hotel of this city, was here this morning, buying some supplies from the National Supply company, and stated that a concerted effort would be made on Wednesday to stop the fire consuming the immense flow of gas from the Kasoming well on the Mahoney dome, near Rawlins.
A battery of boilers has been stationed near the well, and these will be steamed up, the steam being allowed to play on the fire, in the hope of putting it out. Mr. Ingram of the National stated that he did not believe the company would resort to dynamite, as that would be liable to ruin the well. As soon as the fire has been quenched it is the intention of the company to cap the well until pipes could be laid to conserve the gas for commercial purposes.
General Superintendent William Massie of Rawlins, a relative of Mrs. J. A. Massie of the Connor hotel of this city, was here this morning, buying some supplies from the National Supply company, and stated that a concerted effort would be made on Wednesday to stop the fire consuming the immense flow of gas from the Kasoming well on the Mahoney dome, near Rawlins.
A battery of boilers has been stationed near the well, and these will be steamed up, the steam being allowed to play on the fire, in the hope of putting it out. Mr. Ingram of the National stated that he did not believe the company would resort to dynamite, as that would be liable to ruin the well. As soon as the fire has been quenched it is the intention of the company to cap the well until pipes could be laid to conserve the gas for commercial purposes.
What sub-type of article is it?
Fire
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Gas Well Fire
Rawlins
Quenching Effort
Mahoney Dome
Kasoming Well
What entities or persons were involved?
William Massie
Mrs. J. A. Massie
Mr. Ingram
Where did it happen?
Rawlins
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Rawlins
Event Date
Wednesday
Key Persons
William Massie
Mrs. J. A. Massie
Mr. Ingram
Outcome
no dynamite to be used to avoid ruining the well; intention to cap the well after quenching for future commercial gas conservation.
Event Details
Concerted effort to stop fire consuming gas from Kasoming well on Mahoney dome near Rawlins using steam from battery of boilers stationed nearby.