Four Firemen Die Fighting Oil Fire
Four firemen were killed and more than 40 injured while battling an oil-fed blaze yesterday. The incident prompted multiple fire units to respond and investigation into the cause is ongoing.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1959
Page
5
Blaze at Kansas City bulk station claims two firefighters
A gasoline tank explosion at a Continental Oil bulk station near the state line engulfed firefighters in a massive flame. Virgil L. Sams and Neal K. Owen, both 28, died. Seventeen others injured, four critically, as crews fought the blaze for hours amid burning tanks, shattered equipment, and scattered flames along Southwest Boulevard.
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Walter Williams, 116, Last Civil War Veteran, Weak
Walter W. Williams, 116, a former Confederate and the Civil War’s last surviving veteran, awoke briefly Tuesday but remained extremely weak. Doctors say he is resting comfortably after nearly two weeks of illness in Houston, Texas.
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