Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-24 | Page 1 | 200 Escape in Oil Explosion

2 J nt I OiL EXPLOSION lOSIO ME MEMPHIS Te Tenn n. n Sept s 24 pt 2 24 UP Two Two hours ours after an of ofa a hugo crude ude oil a t tank k d damaged maged the Illinois la C. C Central trai railroad shops shop and jarred the th entire city today firemen firemen fire fire- firemen men and hospitals reported repotted that the he had in ell alt all but buton on on in instance tan l el escaped with without ut serious seri serl- ous injuries S Cuts nn and d' d Tie o w ro by several SCOt score but only G. G Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don an electrician w sai is seriously serl Injured when trapped Jn the debris The sp spectacular blast of gallon capacity tank four tout buildings broke windows lot foi two blocks around and aroused sed entire en- en tire tiro business ss district two mlles miles aAva The rho concussion resembled d that of t an earthquake framed d down bu 07 ld- ld Ings Ins of tile the railroad but fife com panics ol localized the tho blaze Damage Dam Dam- ago age BS' BS to td property was in the thousands thou sands sanda pC at dollars i