Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-02 | Page 5 | Worker Dies in Blast at Brick Kiln

Worker Dies In Blast At Brick Kiln An exploding kiln at Mm Murray Rafractorleo Co. oaueed fata injuria in-juria to Wayne Hill, 5, ITU S. 5th Wert, Friday at 8:10 p.m, when tha workar waa (truck by a ahower of flying bricks Mr. Kill died at ?45 p.m. at St Mark'a hospital after auffarlnf fractun of both toga, a head In-Jury In-Jury and multlpl contusion and abraaiona In th sxpkwlon. Tha blaat disintegrated tha an-tiro an-tiro roof of tha M-foot kiln at tha plant, located at 100 W. fireclay av. M2P0 South at ), according to J. B. Stevens, general manager of th company. Mr. Hill waa standing next to tha kiln when th exploetoo occurred. Ten f aa burner had bn lighted light-ed four hour befor th blaat, Mr. Steven said, and on burner apparently ap-parently want out, fllllnc th kiln with fa. Mr. HiU, employed aa'a watchman watch-man at tha plant, had just eom to work a f- r'1 "t ,Kj xploaion. Damage to th kiln and content waa estimated at 1 18,000.