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Bolli
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Just to add something to this: The oil fire was apparently not the direct cause of the failure. The lack of oil (while it was being consumed by the fire) caused a bearing on the shaft to seize. This caused excessive forces in the shaft, which broke, causing the turbine to spin out of control and break
Sounds scary
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