1951 Press Photo Gasoline Fire In Topeka Caused By Phillips Petroleum Co. Tank

TOPEKA KANSAS: A gasoline fire added to the flood threat today when a gasoline storage tank at Phillips Petroleum Company exploded. The fire is in the background surrounded on four sides by water. Flames drifted down the Kansas river and threatened houses along the bank.

Photo is dated 1951.

Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches.