Petroleum eruption in flames at Tuicani, Moreni

Moreni, Romania, 1929
[Petroleum eruption in fire at well 160 Romana-Americana.
The eternel flame of Moreni extinguished by Americans.Moreni, Prahova District, Roumania The greatest oildisaster, which wasted Millions of barrels of oil, found its and last night. "The flams of Moreni" which burned continously since May 27th, 1929 day and night was extinguished by two American Engineers Schopp and Kindley. After having pumped tons of water near the flams they dinamited the valve and following the tremendous airpressure resulting from the blast the Oil-Gases ceased to be aflame. All Moreni was hailing the two Americans having succeeded in a task, where hundreds of other experts have failed through weeks of work during the two and a half years.