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1967 Fire, On Bayshore Freeway, Negatives Scanned in 2019

Story Began At Airport
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This story began by dropping someone off at the San Francisco Airport. This is what the airport looked like in 1967.


1967 external link Fire external link On Bayshore Freeway external link   •  North of San Francisco Airport   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link f/1.4 Nikon 50mm lens   •  (Date Photographed: in 1967)   •  (Date Scanned: 13:01:26 Monday 30 December 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 1 January 2021)   •  © 2021 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6261
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Gasoline Tanker Truck
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A gasoline tanker truck took the turn too fast as it exited the freeway. The truck fell on its side and burst into flames. The fire caused northbound traffic on the Bayshore freeway to stop.


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Fire In the Gutter
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Gasoline burned as it flowed down the gutter toward the cameraman. The cameraman beat a hasty retreat.


1967 external link Fire external link On Bayshore Freeway external link   •  North of San Francisco Airport   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link f/1.4 Nikon 50mm lens   •  (Date Photographed: in 1967)   •  (Date Scanned: 13:06:13 Monday 30 December 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 1 January 2021)   •  © 2021 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6263
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Burning Tires
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The truck's tires had begun to burn. The smoke was so dense it blocked out the sky.


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Flames Fell On The Freeway
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The fire was so intense that flames fell over the edge of the overpass and landed on the northbound lane of the freeway. The northbound lane was empty of all traffic.


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Flames Mixed With Smoke
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Flames were so high they mixed with the smoke. Flames fell down and licked the edge of the freeway.


1967 external link Fire external link On Bayshore Freeway external link   •  North of San Francisco Airport   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link f/1.4 Nikon 50mm lens   •  (Date Photographed: in 1967)   •  (Date Scanned: 13:09:04 Monday 30 December 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 1 January 2021)   •  © 2021 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6266
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Fire Truck
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A fire truck was parked on the overpass with hoses deployed to fight the fire. Southbound traffic continued to flow under the overpass, albeit much slower than normal.


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Dwarfed The Fire Truck
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The fire burning beyond the fire truck was so big it dwarfed the truck and the fire fighters trying to suppress the fire.


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A Hose
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Fire fighters worked with a hose to spray water on the fire.


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Onlookers
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A gathering of men and boys stopped and watched the fire. This is how people dressed in the 1960s.


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Both Sides
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Hoses were used to spray water on the fire, both on the far side and on this side of the burning truck.


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The Truck Driver
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The truck driver stood with hands in his pockets, and watched the fire fighters fight the fire.


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Truck Fell Hard
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The front of truck was now visible. It had fallen over hard. The truck driver chatted with one of the fire fighters.


1967 external link Fire external link On Bayshore Freeway external link   •  North of San Francisco Airport   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link f/1.4 Nikon 50mm lens   •  (Date Photographed: in 1967)   •  (Date Scanned: 13:16:37 Monday 30 December 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 1 January 2021)   •  © 2021 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6273
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Traffic Jam
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Traffic southbound on the Bayshore Freeway was backed up because of drivers slowing to watch the fire.


1967 external link Fire external link On Bayshore Freeway external link   •  North of San Francisco Airport   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link f/1.4 Nikon 50mm lens   •  (Date Photographed: in 1967)   •  (Date Scanned: 13:17:56 Monday 30 December 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 1 January 2021)   •  © 2021 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6274
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Looked Down
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A fire fighter looked down at the backed up traffic on the southbound lanes of the Bayshore Freeway.


1967 external link Fire external link On Bayshore Freeway external link   •  North of San Francisco Airport   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link f/1.4 Nikon 50mm lens   •  (Date Photographed: in 1967)   •  (Date Scanned: 13:18:56 Monday 30 December 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 1 January 2021)   •  © 2021 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6275
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Offramp And Overpass
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The offramp and overpass were both still involved in the fire.


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The Truck Driver
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The truck driver had escaped without injury, but instead of looking happy, he looked distressed.


1967 external link Fire external link On Bayshore Freeway external link   •  North of San Francisco Airport   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link f/1.4 Nikon 50mm lens   •  (Date Photographed: in 1967)   •  (Date Scanned: 13:20:19 Monday 30 December 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 1 January 2021)   •  © 2021 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6277
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