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Firefighters battle the blaze at Camelon's tar distillery

8 October
  • 1973: Firefighters battle the blaze at Scottish Tar Distillers, Camelon. (c) Herald & Times Group.
  • 1973: Firefighters battle the blaze at Scottish Tar Distillers, Camelon. (c) Herald & Times Group.

In 1973 the Scottish Tar Distillers factory at Camelon was destroyed by fire.

These dramatic pictures from The Herald archives show the fire brigade bravely battling the blaze against a background of billowing black smoke.

The fire pretty much ended more than 100 years of chemical production on that site.

If you remember the fire, why not share your memories here on s1camelon?


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