FIRE DISASTER
CITY IN NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK, July 31
Fire following explosions in a paint factory at Camden, New Jersey, resulted in five people being killed and 200 injured. Fifty-three residences were destroyed and 1000 persons left homeless. The damage is estimated at 2,000,000 dollars. <
Martial law was declared to prevent looting. Officials denied rumours of sabotage.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 28, 1 August 1940, Page 9
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58FIRE DISASTER Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 28, 1 August 1940, Page 9
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