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(AP Photo)Flames and smoke spewed through the windows of Los Angeles' Central Library yesterday.44 firemen hurt as historic Los Angeles Library burnsLOS ANGELES (AP) — A blaze that roared through the city s 60-year-old Central Library, the third-largest in the nation, may have destroyed thousands of valuable books including a 1695 Shakespeare portfolio, officials say.More than 2 million books, periodicals, photographs, maps, patents, manuscripts and exhibits were housed in the library, whose collection was estimated four years ago atworth $69 million, director Betty Gay said.Skid Row denizens from a nearby shelter joined library workers to grab charred and water-soaked books after the fire began Tuesday morning in the landmark building’scentral book stacks.Forty-four of the 250 firefighterswho fought the blaze were injured,Sh Back Paga, LIBRARY |
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Marysville Yuba Sutter Appeal Democrat
Marysville, California, US
Wed, Apr 30, 1986
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