American Fork Citizen | 1915-03-06 | Page 1 | A near Fire at High School

h NeaLFltejyiiiluSchflilfe Lost Friday there was a conflnga-tlon conflnga-tlon nt tho High School that caused considerable excitement for a time, itid came near being serious. While conducting somo experiments In the labratory, somo gasoline was spilled on tho floor and on tho top of u five gallon can which was full of tho ln-JamiiW" ln-JamiiW" Il'iuld. In smno iinaccouutnblo manner IJT) goiolluo caught fire and In an Inpiint tho wholo'room seemed to bo jlazo and a stream of flro pouring out of the can. Tho students soon Sun led out of tho door and Into tho 'all-way. l'rof. Ashby, seeing tho laiignr and seriousness of tho altuiw Ion rushed to tho can, put his hand nor tho hole, thus oxtingushlng tho blu.o and carried tho can out of the room. With tho onu of oil extinguish-nl, extinguish-nl, that on the floor was soon burned out, with no Injury beyond n good icoichliig to l'rof. Ashby'u hand and arm