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The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Flash fire at 1479 Leland kills Willie Sims, wife Pearl, and roomer Oliver Stewart around 4 a.m. Monday; 13 residents escape, including Mrs. Gladys White's children whom she roused after screams.
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An early morning flash fire
snuffed out the lives of three
persons about 4 a.m. Monday
morning, including a man
and his wife.
Willie Sims, his wife, Pearl,
and Oliver Stewart, believed
to be a roomer in the building,
were found dead by firemen
shortly after the flash fire
was brought under control.
The two-story frame, located
at 1479 Leland, was first noticed
burning shortly after midnight.
Thirteen persons residing in
the building escaped.
Mrs. Gladys White, who resided
in the upper flat, awoke her
children after hearing screams.
Mrs. White's children ranged
in age from 2 to 20 years of age.
Stewart, a roomer on the
same floor with the Johnsons,
was found dead behind a trunk.
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1479 Leland
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About 4 A.M. Monday Morning
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A flash fire killed Willie Sims, his wife Pearl, and roomer Oliver Stewart in a two-story frame building at 1479 Leland. The fire was noticed shortly after midnight and brought under control, with the victims found dead by firemen. Thirteen residents escaped; Mrs. Gladys White awoke her children aged 2 to 20 after hearing screams. Stewart was found behind a trunk on the same floor with the Johnsons.