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ves having been stuck. Although aninspector made an investigation of the Illinois accident, piping, valvesand fittings were so badly twisted and broken that he found it impossibleto reach a definite conclusion as to the cause. The exploded tank, whichwas 2-ft. in diameter by 5-ft. long and… … Figure 5—The damage resulting from the explosion of this hot watertank zvas estimated at $4,000. The cause was not determined. sions, although the violence of the blasts and other information aboutthem as given in the news accounts, leads to the belief that they werepressure explosions. Both were…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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