A Naval Board of Inquiry reported that the fire in HMAS TARAKAN, which resulted in the loss of eight lives, was caused by a spark from a ventilating fan igniting petrol vapour in a 9090-litre tank in the ship.
Australian Naval History on 2 February 1950
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