Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-02-04 | Page 21 | Mystery Blast Caused by Gas from Torches

Mystery Blast Caus Caused d dBy By Gas From Torches Wednesdays Wednesday's 8 mystery explosion explosion explosion sion which shattered the interior of a house under construction at 2 th South and Imperial st st. was explained Friday by a Salt Lake City official W. W L. L Butler chief engineer city heating and engineering department department department de de- de- de said the blast was caused by dormant gas from torches The torches were used to defrost soil in the basement he said The dormant gas ga was ignited by a small smallwood smallwood wood fire which workmen had started he added No one was Injured in injured injured in- in in the noontime blast Another Wednesday explosion at Eagle Gate apartments E. E E South Temple in which no one was injured was attributed to carelessness on the part of the building fireman by Mr Butler and fire department officials The boiler blast shattered windows but did not damage the building g. g