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Show I Curiosity Kills Eight Persons and Injures Twenty-Six HAYS. Kas., Nov. 17. Curiosity prompted by a desire to be near a spi ctacular blare of four oil tanks, lured elsht persons to their death to j day and resulted in the serious injur) ! of 26 persons, three of whom may die. and the less serious injury of scores of others. A crgwd of several hundred persons gathered about the fire when three of the huge tanks exploded- One lank containing a flamine mass of oil, was hurled directly into a group of 37 per sons and burning oil was scattered in all directions Inflicting severe burns on scores of spectators The persons who lost their lives were directly in the path of the tank. |