The Archive · 1921

Disastrous Explosion in Japan

Army Magazine Blows Up — From Our Own Sorrespondent

Kobe, Aug. 8.

Thig afternoon an explosion took place in the magazine at Hijiyama, near Hiroshima, belonging to the ion.

There was a terrific detonation, and the effect was like an earthquake at Hiroshima where fives were caused. These are still rag-y casualty roll ig feared.

Hiroshima, Aug. 9.

Another milit magazine ploded this morning. It appears that the m: i aught fire as the outcome of plosion.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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