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Albuquerque Morning Journal
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
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In St. Louis on April 22, an explosion of a gasoline tank car killed seven people, including four from one family who lived nearby, and seriously burned six others. A surviving boy from the family may lose both hands. Property damage was minimal.
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[By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire]
St. Louis, April 22.—Four persons, two men and two women, died in a hospital tonight, making the deaths resulting from an explosion of a tank car of gasoline today number seven. Six others are seriously burned.
Of the dead six resided near where the tank car was standing. Four of them are of one family and a boy of the family, who is the only living member, may lose both hands.
The fire resulting from the explosion did little damage to property.
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Primary Location
St. Louis
Event Date
April 22
Outcome
seven dead (four persons—two men and two women—died in hospital tonight; six resided near the tank car, four from one family); six others seriously burned; boy from the family may lose both hands; fire did little property damage.
Event Details
Explosion of a tank car of gasoline; four persons died in hospital tonight, making total deaths seven; six others seriously burned.