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Teenagers Likely Among Victims In Halette Fireworks Blast
Twenty one people, mostly teenagers, were killed in a Hallett fireworks plant explosion. Five others including the plant owner were injured as blasts shook the area thirteen miles away. Authorities say workers may have been under legal age and that most victims died instantly from severe burns.
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Hallett
Okla
Aeflex
State Labor Department
Bob White
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Joseph Pierce
Creek County
Highway Patrol
Jim King
Mary Lewis
Tulsa
Tulsa Daily Oklahoman
Alan Johnson
Johnson
Jennings
Hillcrest Medical Center
James Aveni
Aveni
King
Pierce
Carl Ames Jr