Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-03-05 | Page 8 | Thirty Killed in Paris Explosion

THIRTY KILLED 1 PARIS EXPLOSION1 Soldiers Drop Case df Gre nades Near a Fort and Disaster Follow PARIS March 4 157pm Tb rty ptraons were killed aad a large sum br injured in the explosion sear St Penli in the sub rbs of Par e th morning The explosion occurred near the fort called Doable Couronne at Cour leave near 8t Denis Part of the ram parti east of the fort wr blown up A quantity of crplosi e n ludlnfj hand grenades was stored n th s pos tion Fire followed an 1 there were fur tbr exploe one although of lens sever ity, on a count of the flames Later details of the explosion have been recoived by the Temps whi h says thirty persons were killed and ISO wonnded Search ie being made for th viet m Tires broke oi t at several po nts as a m t of he exploa on It wu tfaused b a dental dropp ng of a ease of nade by sol 1 ers of he reaerve The f s at 1 burn ng but probab w I not t eal Thf f o t at wh h the pwou o curre 1 waa an a nuu t out depot ho rl ana nthenhorhol were k le