GAS EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN PERSONS AT TOPPENISH, WASH.
Blast Caused by Broken Gas Line Pulled Apart by Grader Working Near Building—Hot Stove Causes Fire
SEVEN persons were killed by a gas explosion which leveled the Richey and Gilbert Company building in Toppenish, Wash., when they were buried under a mass of debris after the blast. Fourteen persons were injured in the explosion, but managed to escape or were rescued by members of the Toppenish and Zillah fire departments, and by spectators who volunteered.
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