Inchon Gas Tank Burns But Doesn't Explode
A 400000 gallon gasoline storage tank in Inchon Korea burned for four hours but did not explode, avoiding wider disaster. One Korean attendant suffered burns in the blaze.
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1953
Page
7
A 400000 gallon gasoline storage tank in Inchon Korea burned for four hours but did not explode, avoiding wider disaster. One Korean attendant suffered burns in the blaze.
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United Nations deliberations on Korea draw in India and other powers as South Korea rejects India's participation while the U N contemplates whether to place the Moroccan question on the Security Council agenda. Rumors circulate of a U S bid to sway New Delhi. The Moroccan issue looms amid Western abstentions and shifting votes.
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