Show Gas Explosion Injures 3 In S1 S. i L. L Duplex Gas accumulated in the basement basement base base- ment and ignited from one of three sources was vas blamed Friday by W. W L L. L Butler Buller chief engineer of the city power and heating department department department depart depart- ment for an explosion which ripped through a west side duplex injuring three persons and causing causing causing caus caus- ing heavy damage to the ture Mr Butler said gas had seeped into the basement from an old supply supply sup sup- ply main mam which he had ordered the Mountain Fuel Supply Co to replace The blast he said was caused Thursday afternoon when the accumulated accumulated accumulated ac ac- ac- ac cumulated gas was ignited from 1 a hot fire in a coal stove in inthe inthe inthe the basement 2 a burning gas I range in the kitchen above or 3 I when a gas company maintenance I man lit a match to investigate the leaking gas I I Main Deteriorated The old gas main he said had deteriorated and leaking gas had seeped through the ground into the hc basement At the time of the blast he added there was a fairly fairly fairly fair ly heavy concentration of gas in inthe inthe inthe the building Work Vork of replacing the old main had been started Friday morning Mr lr Butler said Injured were Mrs Edgar D. D Collis 45 Mrs Michael P. P Komis 18 IS Wendover and Loftin Lottin A. A Harvey Harvey Harvey Har Har- vey 47 Post st. st Mrs Collis was the most seriously seriously seriously seri seri- injured She was reported in fairly good condition at Lat Lat- ter-day ter Saints hospital with ith second second sec sec- ond degree burns about the face arms back and legs Mrs Collis' Collis i i law in Mrs Komis Romis suffered second degree degree degree de de- gree burns about the hands face and legs Her condition was fairly fairly fairly fair ly good Burned Mr Harvey a Mountain Fuel Supply Co suffered first and second degree burns of the scalp chest arms and legs His condition L D S hospital said was fairly good Mrs Komis' Komis old day daughter daugh daugh- ter Stephanie apparently escaped injury L D S hospital sources said and her condition was called fairly good Mrs Klonie Chaffin who was in her home in the other side of the duplex was not injured It left little more than a tangled m mess e s s of furniture household equipment partitions lath and plaster on the Collis side of the building One wall was blown out Seo Page 5 Column 1 s i Expos Explosion ion I res Trio To Continued from Pago Page Ono One 4 walls w were e ere r e buckled ut the structure Watches Test Collis said that she went lament cement with Mr rr Harvey d been summoned to check checke I e gas leak and watched e e a match to make a ae ae e explosion followed she sheb 1 b Chaffin who was was- lying on f against the wall duplex when there was ig note noise no e and plaster started I was holding my year 3 out with him himM himas Fred I ran M U I could go Komis and her infant infanta infantI a I had left L D S hospital minutes before the go go to the home of Mr parents The force of the tried ed the child from a crib did not injure her In Damage K ge ge to the be building was Wa esat esI es- es B I at by Joseph Bond Bondi 3rd North the owner who was vas partially insured bars heard the blast and the building to aid the oc- oc oc oca a Joseph oseph M. M Selveno Kays- Kays o was visiting in the Lynn J J. J Dimond aye ave a salesman fin in the neighborhood and feU fett Argyle ct aided He work wll fire hire which followed the theo theton o extin- extin ton was quickly R tl |