Show WARNING AGAINST I FIRES IS i ISSUED Bywater Cauti Cautions ns Against Burning Rubbish Fire Chief W. W H. H Bywater has Issued an earnest warning against practices which result In chimney and roof fires Thousands of dollars worth orth of damage has as been caused in Salt Lake during the past year through this cause ll Chief f Bywaters Bywater's statement follows The publics public's attention is called to a serious practice which is general In the city at this season of the year especially 01 of f burning paper rubbish and other high ly l' y inflammable material in their fur tur furnaces naces been f a a- stoves large number and fireplaces e of t roof f fires There so have far this summer which you might say has Just started and the conditions will be much worse later on unless an active campaign Is la carried on at home on fire Ire prevention and all hazardous practices practices discontinued at once 1 In burning this class of material Inthe in the fhe furnace or 01 stove as the case may be the drafts are opened wide with the result that burning bits of paper or rubbish rub rub- bish are carried through the chimney by the high draft and they lodge on the shingles of the roof root or 01 dry leaves etc In the gutters and a fire is started Practically every day the fire depart depart- department department ment is called to one or more roof fires and In every Instance the cause Is la burnIng burnIng burning burn Ing rubbish Dry shingles Ignite easily and quickly like dry powder and In even evena a few seconds the fire spreads very rapidly rap rap- I idly and before it can be extinguished considerable damage is done In the case of sparks dropping Into rubbish collected in the gutters and valley val val- valley ley leys they may for hours and not ot be discovered The fire may work Underneath the roof and into the attic and nd before it is discovered it has gained a 3 large headway Before It can be checked great damage Is ts' ts done and a large loss incurred This matter Is of or such vital importance tame tance to the lives and property properly owners of this community everyone should do all aJI he possibly can to prevent this needless I waste I |