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which
cross the Harbour from this point.
20. The Tanks when erected in the space reserved for future extension will be about 1100 feet from the bamboo pole in Battery from which the Line of Fire has
been set out.
This distance will we hope prevent any fear of the masking of the Battery from smoke in case of acci- dental fire in a tank though in this connection we would like to quote the remarks made by Mr Boverton Redwood Her Majesty's Inspector of Petroleum and Petro- leum Depôts at the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Tank storage had undoubtedly a great advantage over barrel storage in cases of fire, a notable example of the comparative safety of the system occurred during the fire at Dudgeons Wharf in 1886, when several of the tanks became highly heated and in certain instances the contents were ignited, but in no case was any im- portant amount of oil destroyed, nor was there any
A still serious danger to the surrounding property. more marked illustration of the same thing occurred in the fire at Antwerp in 1889, we had occasion to go there immediately after, for the purpose of making a
It would be remembered that report on the occurrence. it originated from an explosion in a cartridge factory. There was a very large tank, nearly full of Petroleum, which was to some extent injured by the explosion,
The explosion
but not so as to cause it to leak much. also ignited a store containing a quantity of mineral oil in barrels. The fire burnt furiously for something
like
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