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Show A NARROW ESCAPE. Fire Starts in New Security Trust Building1. Tho engineer of the Security Trust building was able, unaided, yesterday to extinguish a blaze which started In the basement and threatened to wrap the whole building in flames. TSlectrl-clnns TSlectrl-clnns were working on the building when the blaze from a lighted candle started flames Jn some burlap. The fire department was immediately called out and arrived on the scene within a few minutes, but while many business busi-ness men who occupy the ofTlcca were watching smoke arise through the elevator ele-vator shaft, the engineer had been busy and the cause for alarm was over. The members of the department congratulated con-gratulated the owners of the building. McGurrln & Co., Investment bankers, for being so well equipped with contrivances con-trivances for extinguishing a lire. Had not all necessary precaution agaiust fjueh a contingency been made, it might have been very dlllicuit to control con-trol tho llamcs. As It was, however, the new bulldinc never was in real danger. |