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Show 44-f4-4-f4-4f44f t GAS STOVE EXPLODED. Park City, Aug. 1, A gas stove exploding ex-ploding in the kitchen of a house owned by Mrs. Eliza Nelson and occupied by Mrs. Thomas Nicholson started a fire today about , noon which destroyed the house and onlv for the hard work of a bucket brigade would have taken that entire art of town known as Nelson Hill addition. . . . Just why it 'cannot be learned, but the chemical engine,- recently r purchased to meet just' such emergencies, - was not taken out. to the fire at all, even though it is guaranteed to be fire proof arid there was practically .no danger of its being destroyed.'. There was no; water service at the scene of the " fire' arid , the entire "ork of protecting- other property in that district had to be done with, water drawn trom a well near bi'.f' After some time a line of hose- about .1.500 feet, lprig was strung from the - last "hydrant 'on Park avenue and the water turned on from the city mains. i " |
