Oil Plant Damaged by Fire at Kansas City Fire recently damaged the plant of the Wyandotte Oil Company, at Kansas City, Kan., destroying several oil tanks and a considerable quantity of oil, and damaging several one-story buildings. The fire started at 10:20 p. m., and resulted from a leaky oil pipe. In a very short time the tanks were blazing fiercely. Chief John McNarrey and his men worked well and succeeded in keeping the loss down to a very small figure, the total loss amounting to only $10,275. The oil tanks were valued at $123,000, while the buildings were worth approximately $30,000. The department had 24 men in service, along with two Metropolitan engines and five Thomas cars. One of the Thomas cars was a motor pumping engine, and Chief McNarrey stated that this worked excellently. Five thousand feet of cotton, double-jacket, rubber-lined hose, equipped with 1 1/8 and 1…
