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Alton, IL Refinery Explosion, June 1926

Posted October 25th, 2007 by Stu Beitler

THREE KILLED IN ALTON OIL BLAST

Alton, Ill., June 15 -- Three men were killed and six injured, one perhaps fatally, in an explosion at the Wood River refinery of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) near here, yesterday.
The dead are:
JOSEPH LUPPENS of Wood River.
FRANK GIRARD of Wood RIver.
And Unidentified Man.
The injured are:
HARRY KINGERY, condition critical.
D. E. HUFF, condition serious.
A. W. BRANDT, Alton, conditon serious.
Three others.
All the injured were brought to St. Joseph's hospital here.

The Lake Country Times Hammond Indiana 1926-06-15
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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