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Terrific Fatal Explosion Roars Through Bristol Area
Four people died and hundreds injured as a Bristol fireworks plant on Wheeler Avenue exploded yesterday forenoon. The blast levelled the Bristol Fireworks Company building and damaged multiple nearby homes, shops, and a hotel. Firefighters and police responded, with Father Kelly giving last rites to the injured. investigators seek the blast’s cause while witnesses recall a dense sulfurous smoke and a massive fireball.
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Wheeler Avenue
Brestol Diraworks
Alfonso Salzano
Florio Stanzione
Saturday Stanzione
Bartolo Cicero
Giuseppe Giorgio
Bristol Fireworks Company
Josephine
Luig Tamburro
Giorgio
James
Rhode Island
Henry Sylvia
Elizabeth
Herman Roderick
Manuel Pacheco
Frank Abate
Maria Motta
Pasquahina Cicero
Father Kelly
St Mary's Church
Carera
Giuseppe Giogio
Tamburro
Belvedere
Western Uarton Telegraph Company
Wood, State
Mt Hope Avenue
Geisler
Corne
DeWolf
Mt Hope Avenues
Mopper
Qpper
Dge
Margio
Bristol
Portland
Thomas Georgia
Bristol Common
Westerly