EIGHT KILLED
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
MOTOR WORKS POWER-HOUSE
BTJESTING OF BOILER
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. " (Eeceived 7th. February, 10 a.m.) PAKIS, 6th February. Eight were killed and about a hundred injured in a terrific explosion at a Billancourt motor works on the outskirts of Paris. The explosion wrecked the power-house, the roof of which was lifted and crashed on an adjoining workroom, injuring a number of the occupants. The wreckage of the powerhouse was scattered over a wide area, and workmen were struck by flying metal. The explosion was due to a boiler bursting.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 31, 7 February 1933, Page 7
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95EIGHT KILLED Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 31, 7 February 1933, Page 7
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