Northwest History. Alaska. Fires.

Roll Boat Burns. ROLL BOAT BURNS KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 20. (/P) --A trolling boat belonging to Jack Olson and Harold Soule was towed but into the channel and sunk when it caught fire at an oil dock. Olson and Soule were painfully burned in attempting to put out the fire, caused by an oil explosion...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1933
Subjects:
Ketchikan
Alaska
Jack Olson
Harold Soule
explosion
oil dock
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90982
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Summary:Roll Boat Burns. ROLL BOAT BURNS KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 20. (/P) --A trolling boat belonging to Jack Olson and Harold Soule was towed but into the channel and sunk when it caught fire at an oil dock. Olson and Soule were painfully burned in attempting to put out the fire, caused by an oil explosion aboard the boat.

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