Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-07-12 | Page 3 | Incendiarism May Explain Three Fires in Moran's Plants

MAY MY EXPLAIN THREE fIRES IN N r ORANS ORAN'S PLANTS The rock crushing plant of or P. P J J. Moran at Ninth North orth and Second West esl street fire firo of or unknown origin wa was destroyed by yesterday afternoon The loss Is estimated esti- esti mated at nt partly covered b by ance Because B of ot tho the inadequacy of the water supply the tho were greatly l In lighting the names flames and nd jr tine the lire lira was under control a tramway tramway tram tram- way WU leaning leading to tho the er Bamberger limo lime kiln caught fr tire damage to tho tine amount of or 50 or more moio cau caused d The Tile fire In the Moran toran plant was discovered dis- dis covered co la into lalo to yesterday afternoon and the fire firo department was WIllS summoned Because of the great distance necessary to lay hose lose the efforts of tho the department proved futile Another nother engine engino company was as summoned and af ar er r hours of oC work tho the flames 8 were wern finally subdued This Is if tho the third fire firo suffered within a n comparatively comp short tune b by P J J. J Moran toran and in each Instance the conditions surrounding sur- sur rounding tho the orl origin ln art are considered most peculiar Tho The plant had not be been n In operation operation operation oper oper- for rOl some rome days which accounts for forlie forthe the lie absence of or an any theory as to what would start the names flames An investigation investigations Is s being conducted d