Show FORTY INJURED BY EXPLOSION burning automobile the cauce cause of a serious accident petaluma Pet aluma cal forty persons were see severely rely burned in an automobile ex hero here sunday which may cost tho the lives of maor alaor of 0 thia this town tonn and three others rho ho possibly are fatall injured A crowd gathered about a burning automobile which had been dragged from a garage mayor who mho Is a former chief of the fire depart ment responded to the firm alarm and attacked the blaze ah aph a chemical fire extinguisher the mayor wat wai thrown fort feet by the explosion I 1 which hach ensued james mott maurice hicke and william brandon were en ell eloped in ili flames and rescued a few moments later at the point of death the cro crowd d was swept by a blast ol 01 flame and several persona were mere trampled upon in the panic which fol followed loed |