Show FORTY INJURED BY EXPLOSION burning automobile the cause of a serious accident petaluma Pet aluma cali cal i forty persona were severely burned in an automobile ex hero here sunday which may dost coat the lives of mayor ol of this town and three others who possibly are fatally injured A crowd gathered about a burning automobile which had been dragged from p garage barago mayor who Is a lormer chief of the fire department responded to the firm alarm and attacked the blaze with a chemical fire extinguisher the mayor was thrown forty feet by the 0 explosion which ensued james nott lott maurice william brandon were en in flames and rescued a few moments later at the point of death the crowd was waa swept by a blast ol of hame flame and several persons persona were trampled upon in the panic which followed |