Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-06-17 | Page 2 | Refinery Fire Takes 4 Lives

I j j 1 REFINERY FIRE WIRE t l j TAKES 4 LIVES I f I BAKERSFIELD Cal June 1 17 7 r i 1 US Four 11 Four persons died today o at f I v burns Inflicted t. t d when a a. gasoline e efe ek- t and fire destroyed the Pr Producers Producers' Producers Producers' Pro Pro- o oil all refinery last night 1 The Tho dead are Lynn Coffin 29 who wh f was was blown 75 yards by the blast Doyle Traylor 31 Mrs rs James Tames Sims 46 and Mrs Lee Smith 49 r The fire for Cor a a. time threatened th thA the I A barrel tank farm tarm a of the Standard Oil company I The Tho refinery recently was leased to the Tension Oil on company ant and the Injured women were in a a. group x of ot about a score of persons watchIng watch watch- I f Ing the first test run in the crackIng crack- crack 4 ing plant I b w Tho The explosion was believed to have been caused by a short circuit e Igniting gasoline vapor I r r I