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Delbert Lupold Fire

July 16, 1943

Ten-year-old Delbert Lupold accidentally set himself on fire. He had plunged a stick into a can of alcohol, splashing some of the alcohol onto his clothing. He then attempted to light the stick on fire. The fire spread to his clothing. He was taken to the Pottsville Hospital in critical condition.

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