Show BLAST FURNACE EXPLODES six men burned to a crisp and a score of others injured wheeling W va six men were killed and fourteen seriously injured in an explosion wednesday night of a blast furnace at the wheeling steel iron company the six men who were killed were burned to a crisp four men were fatally injured fifty workmen were gathered about the furnace malting making teady ready dodrill to drill in for the 9 cast when without a moments warning i there was a terrific roar and great i masses amasses of molten iron spurted from the furnace sweeping down upon tho the work workmen med twenty or more were caught in the rush arms and legs were burned off and some were showered from head to foot with white liot bot metal 1 all the men were foreigners the cause of the accident has not been definitely decided |