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1967 Fire, On Bayshore Freeway, Negatives Scanned in 2009

The trip back to the City began at the airport
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The trip back to the City began at the airport


(1967) San Francisco Airport, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_01
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A gasoline tanker truck overturned on an overpass
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A gasoline tanker truck overturned on an overpass


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_02
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Burning gasoline runs down the gutter
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Burning gasoline runs down the gutter


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_03
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Dense black clouds darken the sky
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Dense black clouds darken the sky


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_04
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All north bound traffic is stopped
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All north bound traffic is stopped


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_05
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One can see why as burning gas drops onto the freeway
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One can see why as burning gas drops onto the freeway


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_06
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A lone fire truck arrives to fight the fire
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A lone fire truck arrives to fight the fire


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_07
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Flames dwarf the lone truck
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Flames dwarf the lone truck


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_08
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Fire fighters begin to fight the fire
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Fire fighters begin to fight the fire


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_09
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Any fire is a great spectator sport
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Any fire is a great spectator sport


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_10
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Thus begins the fight in earnest
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Thus begins the fight in earnest


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_11
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Fire fighters begin to win
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Fire fighters begin to win


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_12
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A spectator is told not to come any closer
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A spectator is told not to come any closer


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_13
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Cars are still stopped in the southbound lanes too
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Cars are still stopped in the southbound lanes too


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_14
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A fireman yells to the CHP to let southbound traffic go
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A fireman yells to the CHP to let southbound traffic go


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_15
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Be relieved to note that the spectator was the truck's driver
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The End


(1967) Bayshore Freeway, near Brisbane, California   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #101Fire1967_16
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