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Re: Fire in the Coal Bunker | #1 |
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The bulkhead was weakened due to the firing in the coal bunker. It had been burning before she even went on her "test drive" from Ireland. When fireman Hendrickson and his crew finally extinguished it, he said it was dinged up and missing much of the paint. He believed it was due to the fire....making the bulkhead more brittle. The night of the disaster, leading fireman Barrett was in No. 5 before as he claimed "a wave rushed through the room." This was likely due to the bulkhead collapsing. I of course don't know for sure if it did collapse, I have heard that water was entering from below to floor panels where pump valves and what not would be as well.
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