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After a flash fire and explosion at the Bakelite plant in Belleville last night, Fire Chief Gerald Vance of the Belleville Fire Department, inspects the flame crumpled safety helmet of the man closest the explosion. Captain Stan Porneroy of the Belleville Fire Bepartment looks on. At least six people were injured in the mishap, four of them seriously burned. '