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a few hours. Fortunately for hospital patients, the heavy construction of the sub-basement confined the full effects of the blast to the boiler room. Evenso, the concussion was severe enough to shatter glass in an elevator thatran from the basement to the upper floors. The incinerator was in use as… … Figure I a means whereby the boiler could be closed off from the system forcleaning and inspection. Through oversight, this stop valve was closedwhile the boiler was in operation, and as the boiler itself had no reliefvalve there was nothing to prevent a dangerously high pressure fromforming.…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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