Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-03-09 | Page 67 | [Illegible] Killed, Score Hurt in Explosion

iE KILLED, SCORE HURT IN EXPLOSION CX PEDRO, Cal., March 8. An ex-ion ex-ion of gas confined in a tank on the diter Wet Cavanal, under construc-at construc-at the yards of the Southwestern ihuilding company, caused the death i. C. Bagin of Long Beach and in-d in-d twenty-one other workmen late to- c West Cavanal was nearing comple-on comple-on the shipyard ways and was to i been launched March 17. The tank aining gas was inside the hull and builders believed the explosion was ed by the heat and vibration of riv-? riv-? in progress near-by. Owing to the ined space where the accident oe-ed oe-ed it was necessary to call the fire irtment to remove the injured men much difficulty was experienced in ng them out of the gas-filled hold.