Show I I FROZEN WATER ATER JACKETS CAUSE CAUSEl l 2 EXPLOSIONS I Three Small Children Narrowly Escape Injuries When Kitchen Stove Goes Up Firemen Busy City firemen were called upon twice Friday morning to render assistance as aa at dwellings where frozen water Jackets exploded when fires were ere kindled in the stoves C. C L L. Francis HZ paxton axton avenue and his three small children n nar narrowly nal escaped Injury when the water water wa wa- I ter Jacket In t the e kitchen range ex exploded SZ- SZ blowing the stove lids I through the ceiling and scattering debris about the room Francis and the children were showered with soot and the house was filled tilled with smoke but no one was hurt huTt The accident happened when Francis unaware that tIme tile water in itt inthe the heating apparatus was frozen started a fire Ire As the Ice ce thawed steam accumulated until the pressure prea- prea sure exploded the Iron Jacket Damage Damage Dam Dam- age estimated at 12 was done lathe la ta the dwelling and its contents A similar occurrence was reported report report- ed at the tile Sigma Nu fraternity I house 1277 East First South street street where the water Jacket In the basement basement base base- ment furnace exploded scattering embers ember into a rubbish pile er sUy sity students members of ot the fraternity fraternity fra fra- ra- ra residing at the house ex extinguished ex- ex the flames before fIremen firemen firemen fire fire- fIre men from stations No 1 and 4 I reached the scene The damage was only slight alight ac according to firemen's firemen's fire fire- mens men's reports I The J J. J E E. Howell residence West est Third North orth street waI wal was damaged to the extent of ot 15 wh the torch of ot a plumber called l J repair frozen pipes ignited nearby woodwork A defective detective flue in the residence residE of A. A O. O Bergstrom avenue resulted In a blaze |