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Relatives' Cries Nearly Start Panic

Crowds Mill About Scene of Explosion Where Workers Died "They are in there- dead" That shrill scream from the chilled lips of a relative of two men trapped in the steel tomb of the purifying box at the Public Service gas plant at Locust and Cherry Streets today almost started a panic among 1,000 persons, gathered at the scene a few minutes after a mysterious explosion snuffed out the lives of more than a dozen men.

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PS Purifier Detonates in South Camden - 1932-03-09 -1
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P.S. Purifier Detonates in South Camden

Explosion at Locust and Cherry Traps Workers in Structure; Victims Mostly Temporary Employees Cleaning Metal Tank FOUR OTHERS INJURED, ONE MAY DIE; POISONOUS FUMES HAMPER RESCUE A terrific explosion in the purifying plant of the Public Service Gas and Electric Company at the Southeast corner of Locust and Cherry Streets killed 14 men today and injured four others, one of whom may die.

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