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Thomas Michael “Tom” Fry

Thomas Michael “Tom” Fry

Thomas M. Fry, age 41, of the Kansas City Fire Department (MO), died on November 29, 1988, in an ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture explosion on U.S. Highway 71.

Gerald C. Halloran

Gerald C. Halloran

Captain Gerald C. Halloran, age 57, of the Kansas City Fire Department (MO) died on November 29, 1988, in an ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture explosion on U.S. Highway 71.

Luther Eugene “Gene” Hurd

Luther Eugene "Gene" Heard

Firefighter Luther Eugene “Gene” Hurd, age 31, of the Kansas City Fire Department, MO, died on November 29, 1988, in an ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture explosion on U.S. Highway 71.

James Henry Kilventon Jr.

James Henry Kilventon Jr.

Captain James Henry Kilventon Jr., age 54, of the Kansas City Fire Department (MO), died on November 29, 1988, in an ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture explosion on U.S. Highway 71.

Robert D. McKarnin

Robert D. McKarnin

Firefighter Robert D. McKarnin, age 42, of the Kansas City Fire Department (MO), died on November 29, 1988, in an ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture explosion on U.S. Highway 71.

Michael Ray Oldham

Michael Ray Oldham

Firefighter Michael Ray Oldham, age 32, of the Kansas City Fire Department (MO), died on November 29, 1988, in an ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture explosion on U.S. Highway 71.