FAMILY OF NINE BURNED TO DEATH IN TRAGIC FIRE
(Unxted Service) NEW YORK, Saturday A shocking tragedy is reported from Richmond, Virginia. Nine members one family were burned to death at the town of Buckliannon, close to Richmond, in a fire which destroyed the home of Mr. Peter Fines, a miner. The victims included five children. Mr. Troy Gibson, husband of one of the women victims, was the only one who escaped with his life. He was badly burned. It is stated that a tin of explosive powder caused the fire.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 579, 4 February 1929, Page 9
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91FAMILY OF NINE BURNED TO DEATH IN TRAGIC FIRE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 579, 4 February 1929, Page 9
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