Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-04-27 | Page 1 | Buffalo Has a Large Fire

oo - BUFFALO HAS . A LARGE FIRE Buffalo. N Y, April 27. Fire early today in the heart of Buffalo's business busi-ness district, destroyed tho five-story building of the Buffalo Glass company com-pany on East Seneca streot, with a loss of nearly $250,000 The building contained largq quantities quan-tities of varnish, paint and similar materials. ma-terials. Shortly after the fire started start-ed thero wero several explosions wblci blew out windows and partitions. One of the explosions knocked twenty firemen fire-men down and badly Injured several of them The dense black smoko from the fire spread over the lower section sec-tion of tho city and caused near-panics near-panics in a score of hotels and lodging nouses. Guests left their rooms In fright, supposing that the fire was at their doors and the police were kept busy reassuring terrified residents. The smoko still covered the city at daybreak. day-break. nn