Aerial View of Centralia Gas Explosion

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Title: Aerial View of Centralia Gas Explosion
Creator(s): St. Louis Globe Democrat
Rick Stankoven
Date: 1982-01-29
Content Type: picture
Subject(s): Towns
Geographic Area: Centralia (Mo.)
Missouri
Time Period: 1980-1989
Description: Fire trucks and hoses surround the home of Art Houston at 213 Jenkins St., Centralia, Mo. The house was reportedly gutted. As the fires spread through Centralia Thursday, hundreds fled their homes. Damage was estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and smoke could be seen 15 miles away.
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Classification: Centralia MO 1982019
Owner: St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis