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Heatwave in The Bronx Sparks Hydrant Prank and Fire
On a scorching Bronx night residents on East 140th Street watched hoodlums turn a fire hydrant, triggering water floods and minor chaos. A bottle of flaming gasoline later burned residents including Mrs. Syznansky and Mrs. Daly. Dawn reveals scorched steps, but calm returns and the heat breaks. The Navy base at Cartagena links to a European refinery producing 80 000 barrels daily.
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Bronx
Tremont Avenue
Grand Concourse
Fordham Road
Orchard Beach
Long Island Sound
East 140Th Street
St. Ann's Ave
Cypress Ave
Winifred Daly
Dorothy
Louise Blaskewicz
Helen Syznansky
Blaskewicz
Syzoo
Alexander Avenue
Hoods
Mrs. Syznansky
Mrs. Daly
Mrs. Blaskewicz
U. S. Navy
Cartagena
Spain
Europe