Deseret Evening News | 1902-09-05 | Page 8 | Narrow Fire Escape

OIL R In City nn The city and count buIlding hat an another other narrow last Inel from being damaged d b by tire lire This Is lIsa second time In the six months that n a fire hits been discovered lii In thi th buIlding find and were tere In the same Mme manner the Ignition oC at oll okell rugs ra s which hind had been u used ed for Cleaning tho lie wood work vork In the buIlding About 1 tIm niGht shift which works en the tho tn tax rolls roll In time thc county auditors something vet ery similar to burning oil or The at the building had also aho detected and the they nil all Joined In Ina ina a search for or the cause e of oC this the same It was soon lIoon discovered that n a lot of oC oil all soaked TOilS In the janitors room on th hoer lint III spontaneously Ignited and ond were a smoking nt at I a furious rate rale and steve wele utmost ready to burst lute Into flames The room where tIme tho tire fire was lne Is In the tl just north Of C the corridor which froll the engine room In ot of being open It Is 18 bridged over oer and enclosed with lumber on each and for tor storIng the Implements nut ot of the janitors With ith II a afire fire in that shaft with the Io updraft which It have lIae It scIon foon reach the tower and would cause very ery serious to the build In