Fire Destroys 165 Houses in Dzygowka
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Fire Destroys 165 Houses in Dzygowka

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Moscow (Jun. 15)

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Great distress was caused by a fire which swept the town Dzygowka.

One hundred and sixty-five houses were destroyed. Large numbers of the population, mainly Jewish, have suffered as a result of the fire, 525 of them having lost their homes.

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