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Foreign News
December 29, 1956
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
A factory vat in Birmingham, England, burst last night, flooding Tower Road with 45,000 gallons of vinegar. Housewives attempted to sweep and barricade against the flood, but it entered drains. Firemen diverted it and pumped cellars.
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Vinegar Gets
Town In Pickle
BIRMINGHAM, England—
A tidal wave of vinegar got the
housewives of Tower Road in a
pickle last night.
A 20-foot high vat at a factory
burst and poured 45,000 gallons
of vinegar down the road.
Housewives manned their
brooms and sought to sweep back
the onrushing flood. They tried to
barricade their houses with carpets
piled at the doors.
But, said Mrs. Doris Jenney,
who lives near the pickle works,
soon the vinegar began burbling
up through drains and squirted
all over the place.
Firemen finally diverted the
river of vinegar and began pumping
out cellars.
Town In Pickle
BIRMINGHAM, England—
A tidal wave of vinegar got the
housewives of Tower Road in a
pickle last night.
A 20-foot high vat at a factory
burst and poured 45,000 gallons
of vinegar down the road.
Housewives manned their
brooms and sought to sweep back
the onrushing flood. They tried to
barricade their houses with carpets
piled at the doors.
But, said Mrs. Doris Jenney,
who lives near the pickle works,
soon the vinegar began burbling
up through drains and squirted
all over the place.
Firemen finally diverted the
river of vinegar and began pumping
out cellars.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Vinegar Flood
Birmingham
Factory Vat Burst
Tower Road
Pickle Works
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Doris Jenney
Where did it happen?
Birmingham, England
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Birmingham, England
Event Date
Last Night
Key Persons
Mrs. Doris Jenney
Outcome
firemen diverted the river of vinegar and began pumping out cellars.
Event Details
A 20-foot high vat at a factory burst and poured 45,000 gallons of vinegar down Tower Road. Housewives manned their brooms to sweep back the flood and barricaded houses with carpets, but vinegar burbling up through drains and squirted all over the place.