Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-01-28 | Page 2 | Motorist Saves Garage Employes

Motorist Saves Garage Chance arrival of an unidentified motorist in m a garage at South State I street reports of the fire department disclosed Thursday saved several em cm- plo cs from death or possible serious injury Wednesday night when a a. a metal drum of gasoline exploded Inthe in inthe the place causing dama damage e I The garage told Assistant Fire Firc Chief William J J. J Hancock according according ac ae cording to his report that they were transferring some gasoline from the I drum to the tank of a portable pump through a hose when the motorist drove into the garage They left the pump to service the I Icar car and in their absence the explosion explosion sion sian occurred bursting open the steel stee I drum and starting a fire Chief Hancock Hancock Han cock said gasoline apparently leaked caked from the hose and fumes were ig ig- I. I by a lire tire I in a a nearby stove