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Show Addmore Set On Fire ByGasoline Kansas City, Ma, Sept. 27. Ff-teen Ff-teen persons wero killed nnd fifty others wore Injured when a carload of gasoline exploded at Ardmoro, Oklahoma, Ok-lahoma, according to a report received re-ceived horo by the local manager of a tclepllono company. Tho town Is burning. Last roports from Ardmore said a big natural gas storago tank hod exploded, ex-ploded, dcutroylng tho greater Part of tho town and completely wrecking tho passenger station where the tele-graph tele-graph lines aro located. Tho Atchison, Topoka & Santa Fo passengor Btatlon nt Ardmoro was destroyed de-stroyed by the explosion, nccordlng to a report hero ovor railroad wires. It was stated every person In tho Btatlon was killed, Tho telegraph oporator who furnished fur-nished tho Information, according to n local telegraph company, walked threo miles south of Ardmoro whero ho tapped a wlro and notified Dallas headquarters Tho operator said tho town was darkened by smoko and ho did not know tho extent of tho dam-ago. dam-ago. Ten blocks of business buildings are burning at Ardmoro, Okla., according ac-cording to reports received hero today. to-day. Kansas City, Sopt. 27. Communication Communi-cation with Ardmoro was severed whllo the report of tho damago was bolne telephoned to Kansas City. Tho gigantic explosion wrecked many buildings and tho flaming gas-ollno gas-ollno was hurled in ovory direction. Scores of fires immediately broke out. |