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Newspaper

Delaware County Daily Times

Location

Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1987

Page

4

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.

Rose Quinn Daily Times Tinicum DeFinizio’s Imports Inc Robert Lythgoe Lythgoe

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.

Rose Quinn Marlene Digiacomo Daily Times Tinicum DeFinizio James Robinson DeFinizio’s Robinson Pasco DeFinizio Walter Mazur Walter Darrell William Bell Chadds Ford Mazur Bell

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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Bert Hodge Thomas DeFinizio Center DeFinizio Imports Essington Walter Davis Ridley Park Ray Lonabaugh JO Bessington Albert Renshaw Texaco Shane Smith
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