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Show BLUE -BLAZES. telephone Office Visited by a Fire at Early Morn. Jta offices of the telephone company Visited by a blaze this morning r came near resulting in serious loss :e building as well as to the plant, as temporarily disabled. It ; about 8 o'clock and calls re arriving from a dozen , more sources when suddenly ,ue flame hissed from the wires and itself like a sheet over the switch ,ra. that was badly scorched, after c- the blaze shot up into the tower, bassoon got under control, how-'f. how-'f. and the electricians have been '" during the day repairing the 'af?es. The fire was caused, as near raa be ascertained, by the wires ,ng in contact with a metallic |