Holiday Fireworks Blast Kills Illinois City Official
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GRAYVILLE, Ill. — An explosion killed a part-time city attorney who was helping set off fireworks as part of a Labor Day weekend celebration, officials said Monday. Grayville police and the state fire marshal’s office were investigating the cause of the explosion that killed Scott F. Broster on Sunday night.
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