| Show Fire Officials Urge Repairs at Granite Gr nite Salt Lake county fire department department department depart depart- ment officials Saturday were hoping hoping hop hop- ing that the Granite school board would take some action to remedy fire hazards which an Inspection made by Capt Frank P. P Jones of the department has revealed The inspection made by the captain captain cap cap- tam tain revealed also that in nearly all the Salt Lake county schools there was no large woolen blanket readily available In the domestic science laboratory for tor use in case clothing of persons working in the room became ignited This Is one of the many hazardous hazardous hazardous haz haz- things in iii these schools asserted Capt Jones There should always be such a blanket available which could be quickly used to put out flaming clothing and save a students student's life The inspection inspection in in- blanks of the National Board of Fire Underwriters specifically specifically specifically ask if it there is a woolen blanket in the domestic science laboratory for lor for use in case casc of ot fire After making the annual Inspection inspection inspection in in- of the school buildings early carly in October at the request of Fire Chief Chiet Jack W. W Clay of the county fire Cire department Capt Jones said that In many instances there were no approved metal containers containers containers con con- with vapor tight covers used for the storage of oily waste polishing cloths or other such ma ma- tenial Capt Jones reported that a large wooden box at the northeast corner of the Granite high school L building was used for paper and trash and that there was I plenty gathered from time to time He said metal garbage cans should be used The inspection showed provisions provisions provisions provi provi- for tor sounding fire alarms in inthe inthe inthe the schools were yere inadequate in that it was WS not possible to sound an alarm from any floor of oC the U school building of more than one story t One of the most atrocious conditions conditions conditions con con- seemed to be at the Draper junior high school Capt Jones reported that the location of the nearest means of sounding an alarm was a quarter of a block away where a telephone was available This is west of the school |
