Burning oil tanks in Ploiesti,Romania,1944

 

Flames and heavy black smoke rises up from burning storage tanks in Ploiesti, Romania.A raging fire in the city among oil dumps and an oil refinery in Ploiesti, Romania. Flames and heavy black smoke rises up. German soldiers pour water on storage tanks to extinguish the fire. Water is thrown through hoses. The refinery and storage tanks burn. German soldiers move around the ruins of burned out refinery and storage tanks. Burned equipment in view.