The 1975 Gas Leak Emergency

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DescriptionTwo thousand gallons of naptha oil leaked from a storage tank at the Timaru Gasworks into stormwater drains, giving off a flammable gas that caused an explosion and fire in shops on Stafford Street. Gas levels were so high that most of the centre of town was evacuated, and Timaru’s first ever formal state of emergency declared. Date25 Sep 1975Geolocation^[1]SubjectDisastersElectricity and Gas

Newspaper Clipping

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Photo published in The Timaru Herald, 26 Sep 1975.

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PlaceTimaruOrganisationCivil DefenceTimaru Gasworks

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