Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Firefighters walk through the ruins of a fire that occurred at Dura Steel Products Co. An electrical short circuit ignited 20 barrels of highly flammable paint thinner. The fire destroyed the plant and left approximately 100 employees without a job. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: 8th and Santa Fe fire. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Fire - LA - 8th and Santa Fe., LA Dura Steel Products Co.; 2-22-40.
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1387_22810-03 ark:/21198/zz0027zvqg
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No linguistic content
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Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Fires--California--Los Angeles Disaster Dura Steel Products Co
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