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Show Use of Gasoline in Hot Room Causes Fire A disastrous flro was narrowly averted Tuesday night at tho homo of Samuel Dean, Jr. It seems that thoy had been using a bottlo of gaBO. lino for cleaning purposes and bo-caitBO bo-caitBO of a good flro being in tho room, it oxplodcd, throwing flames over tho cntiro room. Tho clothing of ono (Of tho women present becamo Ignited, but was beaten out my uiyuo bum- ; morvlllc, with his overcoat, who hod 1 run Into tho Iioubo upon seeing tho ', flames, Ihcy all took clothing, quilts, rugs, . otc'., and beat out tho flames. How- over, a tablo, somo chairs, oilcloth, ; otc, and ono wholo side of tho lum. . ber room was badly burned., Just ', to what extent tho damage was, has ; not yot been determined. It was a narrow escnpo from something which ', I might havo" proved fatal. It happened ; 'nboul 9:30 nt night The contents ; I wns insured. |