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Baby Dies As A Result Of An Attempted Suicide

Baby Dies As A Result Of An Attempted Suicide
Clip: 354222_1_1
Year Shot: 1956 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1620
Original Film: 029-059-06
HD: N/A
Location: LI City, New York
Timecode: 00:22:13 - 00:22:51

An explosion touched off by an attempted suicide flattens three homes injures five and kills a six week old baby. He rocks an entire neighborhood with a shower of bricks and a detonation that sounded like an atom bomb to the terrified neighbors. Police said that the blast was touched off when William Kolka despondent at the recent death of his wife from cancer open the gas jets to his kitchen stove. Either the pilot light or an accidental spark touched off the illuminating gas. Kalka himself was seriously injured he faces homicide charges for the death of the infant. Innocent victim of the grief inspired attempt of self-destruction that failed, tragedy. The aftermath of an explosion of three homes. Rubble all over the place, sides of buildings blown off. MS - A rescue worker and a policeman looking over the heap of bricks. LL - A group of people standing at the bottom of a building on the outside. LLOH - Neighborhood people standing around on the streets in total disbelief. CUS - A destroyed building due to the explosion. LLOH - More of the destruction to the houses and a smashed up car.