Item 52086 - Richfield Oil Fire smoke cloud, Saco, 1953

Item 52086 - Richfield Oil Fire smoke cloud, Saco, 1953
Contributed by Dyer Library/Saco Museum
Item 52086
Richfield Oil Fire smoke cloud, Saco, 1953
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The estimated loss from this oil tank fire was $10,000 - $12,000. A few nearby homes in Saco caught fire, along with a large steel and wooden shed that contained oil burner parts and equipment, owned by Mutual Oil Company. Plant manager Hector Tetrault of Sanford was the only person reported injured, with some face and neck burns.

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