1913 Orion fire - 4 wells destroyed

In the morning of 24th February 1913 a powerfull fire started in the Tintea Oilfield at well No. 2 UN GR Tintea belonging of ''Orion Company''. The fire spread very quickly and other 3 wells and 4 oil gathering basins were engulfed in flames. Until the middle of the day the fire was put under control. One oilmen was injured and suffered burns. Oil wells destroyed by the blaze:

Oil well name    Spud date   Depth

2 UN GR Tintea    1913        364

29 UN OR Tintea   1912        266

3 UN GR Tintea    1913        429

32 UN OR Tintea   1912        430

Gazeta de Transilvania 26-Feb-1913
Latitude and logitude of the location : 45.0404022,25.90383976