Inferno at DeFinizio Imports Inc Explodes Destroying Showroom
A two alarm blaze at DeFinizio's Imports Inc at Routes 420 and 291 destroys the building including about a dozen imported cars. Police report two injuries and one mechanic unaccounted for as firefighters from multiple communities battle the flames. The estimated showroom loss alone reaches about 500000, with broader property damage following the explosion.
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Rose Quinn
Daily Times
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DeFinizio’s Imports Inc
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Gas smell warned of fatal basement blast at DeFinizio’s
Daily Times reports workers detected gasoline in the DeFinizio’s Imports basement about 30 hours before an explosion destroyed the family shop. James Robinson and William Bell rushed to warn Walter Mazur not to use an electric sump pump. Mazur’s body was later found beneath debris.
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Daily Times
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Walter Mazur
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No gasoline on premises at De Finizio's fire death
Relatives and workers insist there was no gasoline on site when De Finizio's imports burned. Officials seek the blast source after Walter Mazur, 75, died and 11 were injured as 8700 gallons were being transferred to a line from a Texaco station near the dealership.
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