Oil field workers watch as fire fighters hose down a fire at the Santa Fe Springs field. The fire started at 6 am and raged for two hours as fire fighters from two county fire companies and three emergency oil company crews worked to contain it. Three oil wells were destroyed and damage exceeded $100,000
A fire engulfs one of many oil wells in an oil field in what possibly is Santa Fe Springs. Several dozen wells dot the landscape, as well as machinery, smoke stacks, pipes, and countless telephone wires and their towers. Also included in this image are pedestrians, some in police or security uniform, others in workmen's clothes. Road signs warn of the nearby risks, reading, "STOP DANGER" and "ROAD CLOSED" for example. Motorcycles are parked next to the signs.
Picture taken from under canopy of tree. Leafy branches frame the forefront of the image. A building with a dirt yard is also seen. In the background, a tall column of fire engulfs what appears to be either a high crane or oil well, in an oil field dotted with: other wells, machinery, exposed piping, and bare trees. This is presumably the Santa Fe Springs oil fields in Los Angeles County.
A fire engulfs one of many oil wells in an oil field in what is most likely Santa Fe Springs. Several dozen wells dot the landscape, as well as machinery, smoke stacks, pipes, and countless telephone wires and their towers. Also included in this image are pedestrians: firemen and workmen trying to attack the blaze. Several automobiles are parked near the fire. Puddles of water are located around the fire, which suggests the firemen and workers attempted to put out the fire with hoses.