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/ 19 September 2007
Firefighters battled for more than four hours on Tuesday evening to control a blaze at Durban’s Island View chemical storage depot. The inferno erupted when three tanks containing highly flammable chemicals exploded at 7pm. Hundreds of residents on the Bluff flocked to view the flames shooting high into the night sky.
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/ 18 September 2007
Durban’s Island View oil depot was ablaze on Tuesday night after three tanks exploded. Hundreds of residents on the Bluff flocked to various streets and points to view flames shooting high into the night sky. A Bluff resident, Ivan Raimbault, said there was an explosion at about 7pm. Ten minutes later the second tank blew. The third one exploded five minutes later.