Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-13 | Page 3 | Fire Discovered in the City Jail

FIRE D DISCOVERED I E RED REDI I IN THE CITY TTY JAIL Caused by Defective Flue Prisoners Flue Prisoners Panic Stricken Panic Conflagration Narrowly Averted The city ty c jail caught fire at 9 15 OCI o'clock Ck this morning and a serious conflagration tion was narrowly averted The fire was first discovered by the prisoners In the the cells on the second floor Th They y tried to give the alarm but butten butten butten ten minutes elapsed before they could gain the attention of anyone outside By that time the blaze which was caused by a defective flue between the ceiling and and- the roof had worked Its way through the tin roofing The upper part of the Jail was filled wi with th smoke and the prisoners were stricken panic-stricken for a time The chemical engine was called into use and the fire was soon under con con- The damage was slight 4