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Framingham Blast Kills Three Firemen Injures Ten
A massive blaze and explosion at the Centre Coal and Oil Co in Framingham and nearby routing caused three volunteer firefighters from Ashland to die and ten people to be injured. The dead were Charles Morvan Lt Norman Berry and Pvt John Reebanacker. An 11 year old boy lost a leg and others were hospitalized as foam from tran scom Air Field helped prevent a further catastrophe. Fire officials questioned arson as a possible cause as 200 firefighters from 44 communities fought the flames and thousands watched from Route 9 traffic backed up for miles.
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Framingham
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Ashland
Centre Coal and Gil Co
Charles Morvan
Ashland Fire Department
Norman Berry
John Reebanacker
Transcom Air
Bedford
Anthony Cardiff
Michael
Framingham Union Hospital