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Show iJUQUH HOCKED BT EXPLOSION OF GAS 1 SEWER MIS' AKRON. O.. April 7. -A series of violent explosions in downtown sewers at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon injured a score of persons here, broke hundreds hun-dreds of plate glass windows in stores and office buildings, and started a fire in tho old Buckeye hotel. High' street, near Mill. Following the first explosion reported, report-ed, which roclOjd downtown buildings, dozens of pooffte congregation on tho streets, adding to the danger and making it difficult for tho fife department, depart-ment, ambulances and police to caro for the women who fainted from shock and for those injured by flying glass. Gas from broken mains filled near by buildings. New explosions and fjes aro momentarily expected. f The Office of the Evening Timea' was filled with smoke and had lo be abandoned. |