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Title
Mobil braces for damage claims
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Creator
Mullen, Mike
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1984
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Hot oil from Mobil Oil's Torrance refinery sprayed into the air forming a vapor cloud, which drifted downward releasing oil droplets. No injuries or fires were reported, but Mobil Oil Co. expects to receive approximately 10,000 claims from people whose cars were damaged. Here, people along Oregon Court came out to inspect the damage.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;25 x 33 cm. on sheet 29 x 36 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00096088
Herald Examiner Collection
HE_b008_f3_i4-2
CARL0005107624
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/30144
Subject
Mobil Oil Corporation
Hazardous substances--California--Torrance
Oil industries--California--Torrance
Automobiles--California--Torrance
Petroleum refineries--California--Torrance
Streets--California--Torrance
Torrance (Calif.)
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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