Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-06-21 | Page 1 | Blast; Injured

panic anic Reigns fter Blast Biasi II 11 Injured Guests Flee Building Through Clouds Of bf Choking Fumes DALLAS June 21 UP Seven R-Seven Seven non Boni were killed and and 41 injured I in in explosion in the basement of i e swank story 16 Baker hotel in Dallas shortly before tin n Friday The blast apparently occurred in rn basement just under the thc coffee up p p. p where a new icing unit is ism int ig m Installed There were screams of panic as poye and guests some sonic trapped l the e b basement ement rushed from the itt tel through lung burning fumes j Id smoke The known dead have been iden- iden l ledas d is as William E. E Cotton head steward the hotel killed by falling debris his basement office J. J P P. Parker assistant pastor the New ion Baptist church Trinidad Lopez of Malakoff x ia a hotel Frank Oliveras age and address known Paul Piul Washington age address bOt known 11 Rifle Daniel age and address known bm own year old boy unidentified I Guests Guest Evacuated s Some me escaped through Guests from the upper or were evacuated quickly and arid fely Immediately crowds began to on the area and police policed 4 d the Jam was reminiscent of 1 day day in size but not in mood All MI available police firemen and Balances ces were rushed to the theM theand M I a and d the main mal streets were edoff off to traffic fro wo of the injuries s 's occurred fata two excited girls stepped in int t t f of f a police car rushing to Ie They were hospital- hospital fum fumes of at acrid smoke siring ring from the building forced to don gas masks Once tide they were further ham- ham ld by a slippery footing of ot food 4 in estimated to t I b beer tr and liquor S. S K Search Continues Toe The search for possible other others s 3 continued late Friday in of three levels of the ent comprising the kitchen Budry and arid wine cellar tire lire damage was wa slight sligh t. t P. P F. F Baker general manager not comment as to the thc cause the the estimated damage All I can say is la that an ta o of ef undetermined cause oc- oc td in the basement he said