Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Explosion at Richfield Oil Company's El Segundo oil well. The gas release came without warning and initially caused rock and mud to shoot 200 feet into the air. The friction from this then ignited flames which roared out of the ground for nearly three days before dying out. The explosion caused a volcano-like crater 75 feet across and approximately $100,000 in damage. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: El Segundo oil [???] Text from original nitrate sleeve: Richfield Oil Well burns at El Segundo
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uclamss_1387_16426-01 ark:/21198/zz0025gqbr
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Fires--California--El Segundo Disaster Oil wells--California--El Segundo Explosions--California--El Segundo Debris--California--El Segundo Richfield Oil Company
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