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1 story matching inferno
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:infern, infer, inferior, infel, infect, infest
- A $200,000 Inferno Devours Olympia's Wood Pipe Plant
A Saturday evening blaze destroys the National Wood Pipe Company plant, storage yards, four residences, and a grocery store, with losses estimated at $200,000.