Firefighters Control Gasoline Tank Blaze
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A raging fire in a 2.5-million-gallon gasoline storage tank was brought under control Sunday by military and civilian firefighters called in to battle the blaze.
The fire was ignited when lightning struck the tank at the Amerada Hess Corp. oil terminal Saturday, officials said. Four firefighters suffered minor injuries.
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