Kerosene Thrown in Stove Explodes, Killing Five
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KINGSTREE, S.C. — Five people were killed when one of them apparently threw kerosene into a wood-burning stove to make it burn hotter, sending an exploding fireball through a suburban home, authorities said. A boy, 17, and a girl, 4, survived the blast Thursday.
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