EXPLOSION OF PETROL
PARIS SUBURB TRAGEDY FOUR HOUSES BURNED PARIS, Oct, 26 The Paris suburb of Longjumeau had a midnight, thrill when a lorry, laden with 1000 gallons of. petrol, collided with a roadside shuttle train. The lorry was set on fire and 20 drums exploded in rapid succession, burning the driver to death and setting fire to and destroying four houses, in one of which u wedding was being celebrated. Although the train was partially derailed, the driver managed to haul it clear and to avoid the holocaust.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21325, 28 October 1932, Page 11
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