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Wall of fire rips Queens
NEW YORK — (UPI) — A rolling wall of flame, triggered by a gas main explosion that a witness said resembled an "atomic bomb," ripped through a residential area of Queens today, burning houses "like paper boxes."
But quick thinking by two city patrolmen apparently prevented a major loss of life.
Officers Francis Keating and Jack O'Connor spotted leaking gas "glowing gold" from a manhole. They turned in the alarm, then began rousing residents from their beds and evacuating houses on the street. Fifteen minutes later a series or underground explosions ripened through the street, touching off the flames which periled a 12-block area of Jamaica.
AS THE WALL OF FLAME raced up the street, firemen and police officers ran to safety, leaving a hook and ladder that was
quickly consumed by the flames and searing heat.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Thirteen alarms were sounded for the fire. Brilliant pillars of orange flames belched 400 feet into the air. Utility companies were unable to shut off gas lines ruptured by the blast, and the fumes continued to feed the spiraling flames.
Martin Perry dies
A native of Wichita, he had held executive positions on newspapers at Minneapolis and Indianapolis before coming to Wichita.
WICHITA—(UPI)—Martin N. Perry, 43, managing editor of the Wichita Beacon since 1965, died last night at his home after suffering a heart attack.
PERRY ATTENDED schools at Wichita and graduated from Wichita State University in 1947. He also held a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism.
He served with the Marines in both World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include the widow, Mary, and two children Stephen, 18, and Norma, 20.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Broadway Mortuary at Wichita.
More than 1000 city firemen battled the blaze, helped by 200 policemen who cordoned off the 12-block area to traffic.
ONE POLICE LIEUTENANT said the homes of "literally hundreds and hundreds of people" were involved, the houses "burning like paper boxes."
Lawrence Doyle, another patrolman, said the pre-dawn darkness was shattered by the blast, which singed the hair on the back of his neck. "When it went up, it was like the sun suddenly starting toshine."
Daily Kansan
Friday, January 13, 1967
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