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Eight people, including Mrs. Madge Edwards and her children, died in an apartment house fire in Winnipeg on Sept. 3. Several others were seriously injured, with property damage estimated at $50,000. Flames started in the basement, leading to roof collapse and jumps from upper floors.
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SOME OF THE OCCUPANTS JUMPED FROM THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS
WINNIPEG, Sept. 3, (AP)-Mrs. Madge Edwards, 42, her daughter Marjorie, 14, and son Gordon, 9; Alfred Applebee, 45, daughter Irene, 11; Ralph Weighton, 56, Mrs. H. L. Butler and Mrs. Sarah Gaunt, 68; lost their lives and several were seriously injured in an apartment house fire.
Property damage is estimated at $50,000. The flames are thought to have started in the basement shooting up into the hallways, up the stairways and throughout the structure.
The roof collapsed and some of the occupants were compelled to leap from the third and fourth floors to fire nets or to the pavements.
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Winnipeg
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Sept. 3
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eight dead, several seriously injured, property damage estimated at $50,000
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Mrs. Madge Edwards, 42, her daughter Marjorie, 14, and son Gordon, 9; Alfred Applebee, 45, daughter Irene, 11; Ralph Weighton, 56, Mrs. H. L. Butler and Mrs. Sarah Gaunt, 68; lost their lives in an apartment house fire. The flames started in the basement, shooting up into hallways, stairways, and throughout the structure. The roof collapsed, compelling some occupants to leap from the third and fourth floors to fire nets or pavements.