DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.
Rome, December 20. By an explosion at a privately owned arms factory in Palermo twenty-five men were killed and one hundred injured.
CAUSED BY ILLEGALLY STOKED EXPLOSIVES.
HDJTY BODIES RECOVERED. Received 22nd, 4.25 pjn. Rome, December 21. The Palermo explosion was due to the illegal storing of explosives. Two buildings, including the Emigrants' Hotel, were involved in the explosion, »nd a cab which was passing at the time was blown to atomsFifty bodies have been recovered from the ruins. The majority in the vicinity were returned emigrants, including 15 women and eight children.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 302, 23 December 1907, Page 3
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95DISASTROUS EXPLOSION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 302, 23 December 1907, Page 3
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