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A   A   A  Buffalo Firefighters Remember The Department's Wost
Day  (AP) The Buffalo Fire Department will be honoring the
memories of the five firefighters who died 30 years ago when a
propane tank exploded inside a warehouse.  The powerful blast on
the night of Dec. 27, 1983 leveled the four-story building and
caused extensive damage in a neighborhood east of downtown
Buffalo. The explosion also killed a 34-year-old man and fatally
injured his mother,  Officials determined that the explosion was
caused by an illegal 500-pound propane tank that leaked after
being damaged.  << At Left, the BFD's memorial Box 191 at North
Division and Grovsvenor Streets.  Buffalo fire crews had arrived
at the scene just before the tank exploded, killing five
firefighters from Ladder 5. Nearly a dozen other firefighters
were injured.  As it does each year, the fire department will
pay tribute to the fallen members Friday night around the time
of the explosion. The bl