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Explosions at Howard University Kill Four and Wound Several
Four people die and several are hurt when two blasts rocked the Howard University chemistry building during a move of potassium chlorate and sulfur jars. Fire Chief Ray Roberts cites an accidental chemical mix as the cause. Firefighters rescued victims on the fifth floor as dense smoke filled the five story building.
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Alice A. Dunnigan
Washington
ANP
Howard University
Eugene Gough
James Clinton
Clinton Irvine
Alfonso Smith
Ray Roberts
Jasi K. Williams
Williams
Onry
Steven
Tony) Bland
Nellie Bland
Howard Dietician
Robert H. Green
J. W. Anderson
Eva Donaldson
Freedme