Safety - fires

Alarming Fire near Port Dundas

Man Burned to death

Yesterday afternoon, about half-past one o'clock, an alarming fire broke out in the premises of the British Asphalte Company, asphalte manufactur…

Fire at the West Calder Oil Works

A fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the West Calder Oil Works, managed by Mr. A. M. Fell. The fire was first observed about seven o'clock on Wednesday morni…

Uphall Fire

The large works at Uphall, belonging to the Uphall Mineral Oil Company, to Messrs P. M'Lagan, Esq., M.P.; Edward Meldrum, Esq. of Dechmont ; and George Simpson, Esq. of Benhar, have h…

FIRE IN AN ADDIEWELL SHALE PIT.

Youngs No. 2 shale pit discovered early last week to be on fire, and every effort was made to arrest the passage of the flames, some of the workmen having had narrow es…

Narrow Escape of Village

Damage £10,000

One of the most dangerous fires in the history of the Scottish mineral oil trade broke out at the works of the Oakbank Mineral Oil Company at noon yesterday. The…

The Broxburn Oil Works Fire

As reported in our late editions yesterday, fire broke out yesterday afternoon in one of the large oil tanks in Broxburn Oilworks, the result, it is supposed, of a spark fa…

Destructive Fire at Linlithgow Oil Works

Five Men Injured - Plant and Property Damaged

Shortly after ten o'clock on Saturday night an alarming fire broke out at the works of the Linlithgow Oil Com…

THE FIRE AT LINLITHGOW OIL WORKS FATAL ACCIDENTS INQUIRY.

As a sequel to the disastrous tire which recently occurred at the paraffin sheds of the Linlithgow Oil Works, a public inquiry under the Fatal…

Serious Fire at Uphall Oil Works

Estimated Damage, £10,000

About six o’clock last night a fire broke out in Uphall Oil Works, belonging to Young’s Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company (Limited), and …