Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-21 | Page 8 | Probes Begun of Colorado Blast

PR Of COLORADO BLAST Building Trap District Attorney Says Death Toll 9 f DENVER iii VEn Colo Cob April 21 a aP AP P trIte Lee death toll from tile the Explosion t i lira which wrecked a 1 part lart of tt the plant It or of Alexander Industries near near here Wre yesterday esterday mount mounted to tonino nino nine today with tho the death of or George Georgean u 1 an Un l n e 0 f f. f ez oth other r persons one of or U om J l lIi to die dio were in hospitals I t tJ fi 5 suffered in the blast Llast Q the winging shop 0 e. e airplane manufacturing 4 J lUe e official investigations tJ r-tJ 2 e d ndel way of or charges that the t J. J eft structure was a a. fire Ire trap J tl Attorney Joel 1 U l. Stone if a coroners coroner's jUI jury Impaneled d an Inquiry into what I was vies the most flagrant criminal n negligence I have bavo ee He lie asserted that the Ten Un building had bad two r nl n n- n l ti the doors of h both hoth tIM tiel inward instead ot or outward t t virtually lu lly pr prohibiting a t I. crowd rho l e escaping x Lj entered the in th Ohen Charles M. M Armstrong e of Or stale for COl Colorado or- or r. r f lf jf Jt MOB 1 Iose Alexander tale state labor I commissioner to conduct an un InI in- in I Wy a statement made that the company had f Utu uil ufa l ie to o comply with safety safety- orl or or- odb l issued b by his department last r e r. r Their refusal reCusal to comply wita- wita e orders s made the com com- Pant paIL liable to ProsecutiOn under 1 laws Mr lr Alexander said stahl sAUer AUer a complete check officials ft Jie c company announced that all p eons ons had been accounted Col for fot e. 11 dead arc are Mrs Airs Effie MM M- M Ella Tailor Mrs Gertrude C. C r tt floss Koss Scott Carl B. B l y Jack rom Robel t Holmes and Gt 6 Rowe Row terrific explosions rocked the Alexander In Industries plant i s rUy before beCore noon Friday followed j a bya burst ot or flame name whIch enveloped n p aint nt shop where the explosions i oP i. i While the cause of the tile explosions is still undetermined it Is is believed Is-believed that a a. spark from an electric motor operating a a. ventilating In ing In fan tan set fire Ire to a pan of oC silver nitrate