Show 1— -- '’ - -- er ' vnryt 9' i e k'l 'V " w yin1 e l v--- V e-- F1 T TheHnrnld Journal Logan Utah Monday May 20 1998 — Pages More evidence points to crash explosion MIAMI (AP) — Singed oxygen unit outfitted with safely caps which prevent accidental ignition of the canisters' firing mechanisms Feith said Evidence of at least one canister that had discharged had been found Feith said A firing pin also was found he said It was not clear when the canister discharged whether it was or whether any of the other canisters on board were full The canisters which contain a volatile mix of chemicals used to provide oxygen to passenger emergency masks can create heat of up to 500 degrees when in use ValuJet was not authorized to transport full canisters considered hazardous ter parts and melted tires are giving investigators more evidence that a fire or explosion may have occurred aboard ValuJet Flight 592 before it made its deadly plunge into the Everglades Two canister end caps were found in one of three tires removed from the front cargo hold The tire also was damaged by soot and heat Gregory Feith lead investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday About 119 oxygen canisters were in the cargo hold more than double the number originally thought None were neat-damag- ed heat-damag- ed ing or soot and pilots reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin before the plane went down Investigators however have not concluded there was a fire or explosion on the DC-- 9 which crashed soon after takeoff killing all 110 people on board Investigators have held open the possibility of an electrical fire but several bundles of electrical wiring located so far had no evidence of fire or heat damage They are continuing to look for circuit breakers that were repaired in Atlanta before the plane's final trip to materials when transported as cargo federal officials said SabreTcch However Fhocnix-basc- d an aircraft maintenance company that packed the canisters has said it wasn't sure whether they were empty ValuJet said it believed the containers which were being returned to company headquarters in Atlanta were empty and thereto not hazardous ‘ValuJet would not have accepted the shipment had it been accurately labeled as hazardous material by the shipper the company said in a statement Sunday Aircraft parts in a compartment near the cargo hold show evidence of scotch Miami Meanwhile Colorado fire scorches 9700 acres Investigators: Campers possibly caused blaze BUFFALO CREEK Colo (AP) — Firefighters were hoping a break in the hot windy weather would wildfire that has help them control a 9700-acr- e forced hundreds to evacuate and left a path of scorched cars and blackened trees TWelve structures including at least two homes were Maze that began Saturday destroyed by the in the Pike National Forest about 30 miles southwest of Denver No serious injuries were reported Investigators said they believed they had found die fire’s origin a burned-ou- t tent at a campsite southwest of Buffalo Creek Federal agents were sifting through the charred campsite now sealed off by yel low police tape for evidence Most firefighters were pulled off the lines Sunday night to rest with pumper crews keeping an eye on hot spots Calm winds lighcr humidity cloudy skies and cooler temperatures helped firefighters on Sun- day and were forecast again for today ‘Temperatures near 90 degrees and high winds set the stage for the Colorado wildfire which spread quickly and forced hundreds of campers and residents of Pine and Buffalo Creek to evacuate Deckers area residents were evacuated on Sunday The flames scorched a wide swath now litwith tered camping equipment the scorched skeletons of abandoned cars ami blackened trees ‘It was so dry and so hot Out they had to abandon everything and just get of the way it was blowing so hard" Buffalo Cteck resident Mary Green said Sunday ap photo 'I was really scared that I was about to die" said Dane Comstock one of 10 Cub Scouts A firefighting craw wafcs tfw ahouktor of thu highway as fire bums in tha treas Buffalo Creak Colo Sunday who was rescued after seeking refuge in a cabin fast-movi- ng new ground-mappin- radar was put to work Sunday and should help identify key remnants of the plane Feith said “We arc anticipating the material we get back to be of a sufficient nature to help us find the voice recorder" he said referring to the cockpit voice recorder that may yield the last comments of the crew and help answer many questions about the crash Tom Fenner sales director for the company that sent the radar Geophysical Survey Systems of Salem NH said today that the device is working well There had been concerns that it would not work in the Everglades muck g Philosopher or nut? Kevorkian says he’s probably a bit of both noting that he appeared to be SOUTHFIELD Mich (AP) — Dr Jack Kevorkian: Philosopher on assisted suicide? Or simply a nut? smiling at times Kevorkian said: “What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt'’ Kevorkian said he’s aware that some people say he may not be the best spokesman for assisted suicide but said nobody else has stepped forward to lead the cause He said he Names religion for the movement against assisted suicide and believes in his own god “You’ve lost common sense in this society because of religious "Probably both" Kevorkian told Andy Rooney ia a CBS “60 Minutes" interview Sunday I'm a a nutty or nut philosophic night "People might say philosopher" “It doesn't matter Words don’t mean anything" Kevorkian said “If you dig into anybody's character you can find eccentricities that you can characterize as nutty” fanaticism retired patholo- The and dogma" Kevorkian said “You're basing vour laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mytholo-- gist who has acknowledged N attending 28 deaths since 1990 0-Kevorkian said his religion difwas acquitted last week of two fered from “conventional reli In five counts of assisted suicide criminal cases over the last two gion" “Religion is an internal spiriyears he km never been convicted Kevorkian walked out of his tual world And I have my own most recent trial at one point was with my god Johann Sebastian resent at an assisted suicide Bach" he said “Why not? 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