Tanker Fire At Pago Pago
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ALTHOUGH it happened in October, details of a tanker fire at Pago Pago, American Samoa, have just come in.
Cause of the fire is unknown. The tanker was tied up at the wharf dis charging petrol to shore installations when, at 1.30 a.m. two explosions rocked the harbour. The explosions were of such severity that windows were shat • tered in Government House on the opposite side of the harbour.
Fire engines could do little but keep the flames from spreading from the wharf area. After burning for 22 hours the tanker sank alongside the wharf.
Casualties included six men killed.