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Investigators trying to find cause
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Two killed at oil company explosion
University Daily Kansan, September 7, 1984
ANTHONY, Kan. — Investigators interviewed witnesses Thursday to determine the cause of an oil company explosion that killed two people and forced the evacuation of thousands of the south central Kaukaas town.
By United Press International
The blast at the Farmers Oil Co. on
Wednesday night started a fire that shot flames 200 feet into the air. A series of smaller explosions rocked businesses and residences for about 30 minutes.
Country Magistrate John Moore, who lives nearby, said, "It looked just like the atomic bomb mushroom, and it was all filled with flames."
The two victims were identified as Ronnie R. Gertle, 17, Harper, and Joe Wayne Pierce, 32. Wakita, Okla. Pierce was a truck driver who stopped the oil company. Gertle had stopped by the shop to visit with its owner.
and it was all fixed The fire burned out of control about 3.5 hours.
The bodies were found in the garage where the blast originated. They were burned beyond recognition.
Gettle's mother, Dorothy, said her son was a friend of the company's co-owner, Kenneth Ray Graves, 51, who was in critical condition with burns over 70 percent of his body. Graves was backing a truck into the garage only minutes before the explosion.
Harper Police Chief Ed Starks said the explosion was apparently from propane although no official cause had been determined.
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