Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-30 | Page 17 | Tenement Fire Takes 8 Lives

TENEMENT FIRE TAKES 8 LIVES CHICAGO Sept 30 UP Eight UPI Eight persons including including f four ur children were killed and eight others were injured when they were trapped In Ina Ina ina a fire lire which which gutted a thre three story st ry tenement building early today Frank VI Vitale le owner of a grocery grocery on the first floor of the building was taken to the Maxwell street police station to be questioned cong con con- the blaze by Fire Attorney Thomas J J. J Sheehan and Police Cap Cap- tam tain n John Norton A basement explosion which ceded the fire fife blew out the tho northwest northwest north northwest west corner corner- of the structure and andall andall all nil the windows and weakened weakened the the floors and ceilings Flames then w went pt t t through rough the he Inte interior lor trapping trap- trap ping pin irig the 2 20 sleeping occupants f Four of the victims were mem mem- hers ber of one family Th They y were were Daniel and a Cappola 10 twins wins burned to death and Philip 4 and Ralph 12 2 12 fatally injured when they jumped from the second story tory window The other fatalities were Joseph Grasso 40 Virginia Gras- Gras Grasso Graso so o 16 his daughter Mrs Rose Angel An- An gel sano 45 and Rachael Rachacl R Angel Angel- asano 24 24 her daughter