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Show HATCH IGNITES GAS IN COUPE Lighting Cigarette While Filling Fill-ing Tank Starts Bad Blaze. Too close proximity of matches ,0 running gasoline caused the in-1T in-1T of A. L. Thorpe of Sringvilie ari.v in the week and a considerable, 'inraage to a Ford coupe belonging to Nicholas Bird. liird drove the car up to the ""ce for gasoline, "Snyde" Taylov "it was in the car, attempted tn wht a cigarette. TV volitale gas being driven out of 'hp tank by (he gasoline igniten f '"'I gasoline was spilled on the iir-1 j of the car in pulling away the so. Fire extinguishers were islit. into play and the flames '"''fined to the burning gas. The ''1'lmlstoring was severely damaged. 'If Thorpe's hand was burned. I |