Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-11-12 | Page 9 | Defense Orders Suffer Delay due to Flames in Factory

I 4 Defense Orders Suffer Delay Due to Flames in Factory K r. r ti r a 4 n F r h v i A. A fi a. a r as J r N f sh yiK p FIREMAN MOPS LP UP BLAZE AT PLANT OF A MERICAN ASPHALT ROOF CORPORATION HERE Flames swept through section of factory charring Interior destroying roof damaging machinery Bla Blaze e Sweeps Asphalt alt Roof Plant A fire fi u which ch destroyed part of the plant machinery putting putting putting put put- ting the plant out of operation and holding up defense orders was battled by firemen for more than an hour Wednesday morning at the toe American Asphalt Roof corporation 1674 Beck street I The fire broke out at 9 45 a a. a mIn m m. In the toe saturating looper at the plant W W. H H. 64 Fairview avenue factory manager at the toe plant was treated by firemen firemen firemen fire fire- men for burns on the toe hands and face Four fire companies under the Uie direction of Assistant Chief Lloyd B B. Egan and Captain Don EWhite E E. White answered the call to the blaze Felt Ignites The looper is the toe section of the plant where rolls of felt are saturated saturated saturated sat sat- with hot asphalt The felt blazed fiercely when it ft became ignited according to Manager Kingsley Clawson 1453 East Ninth South street company manager man man- ager The blaze was confined to that part of the factory building he said Captain White said the fire fire- likely started when a small piece of rubber in the felt ignited when passed through the toe asphalt which is heated to about degrees In addition to other work the plant is engaged on from to worth of defense orders for projects largely in this area Mr Clawson said The plant had been operating full time on defense defense defense de de- de- de work he said He estimated that operations would be held up for approximately approximate approximate- I ly 30 days In confining the fire to the one unit in the factory firemen saved other factory units large stocks of finished material and transportation transportation I tation facilities from damage