Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-22 | Page 14 | Blaze Does Heavy Damage in Capital

Bl BLAZE lE DOES nOES HEAVY n MAGE IN G CAPITAL WASHINGTON April 22 T. UP UP- UP Fire early today which for a time threatened an all entire business block lu In downtown Washington was brought under tinder control after three hours Five alarms brought apparatus tu tug from nil nU over O Washington Three firemen were Injured one perhaps serIous seriously Struck on cn the head b by a falling timber Umber he hc was removed removed re re- moved to a ho hospital for treatment Tho rho fire originating in on nn automobile automo automo- automobile bile accessory Eory shop nt at Ninth and E streets gained great headway ay before firemen arrived It soon spread to a shoe store n next door but was vas 30 held incheck in incheck incheck check from that point t. t The sort sory store stole was destro destroyed cd and virtual virtually ly none of the stock saved At 5 a. a m. m six si fire companies were still on duty duly at the scene 1 e