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Show HERO INHALES FUMES, DIES KANSAS CITY. Mo., Feb. 14 (VP) Kansas City's greatest fireman. fire-man. Captain Ben Berkokitz, :i5, is dead. Injuries he suffered in his second successful effort of savins patrons of the Gillis theatre resulted re-sulted fatally for the heroic fire captain late last niht. Berkowitz ordered his men back when they were called to extinguish a blaze in the projection room of the theatre late Saturday night. The room was filled with gas fumes. Instead, he entered himself: subdued sub-dued the flames, hut inhaled the fumes from the burning films that resulted in his death. He succumbed suc-cumbed late last night. The old Gillis, a Kansas City landmark which stood on the same site, collapsed and burned ; two 5 ears ago. It was Berkowitz who saved the lives of scores of patrons then when he directed (he panicky erowd out of the doomed building. |