Show I MILLION AND HAlf I I GOES COES UP liP IN SMOKE AKRON 0 O. May Ia 18 Fire FI Fire n the be Tion today practically practical ly d destroyed the building budding and its contents causing a loss which it t is thought will aggregate ag Several girls employed in inthe inthe to the had a narrow c escape cape Firemen Firemen Fire Fire- men w were re in danger from fallin falling walls The fh building was occupied entirely bv br light j ht manufacturing companies TIer There were more than employees in inthe in inthe the building fire was ered The blaze started in tho the basement base base- ment meat and the occupants of the block had bad plenty of or time to escape although h the young oun women were thrown into a panic No injuries were reported The cause of ot the fire is ia unknown Both the Goodrich Rubber company and the Diamond Tire company lost thousands of or dollars worth orth of a automo automobile automobile toD o bile ti tire tres re There is D about insurance on the bunding and contents |