Ogden Sun | 1905-09-19 | Page 5 | Seven Dead as Result of Explosion

SEVEN DEAD AS RESULT OF EXPLOSION avon conn sept 15 the explosion of a fuse followed by a fire in a building of the climax fuse company here this afternoon caused a panic among twenty employed emp loyes in the building and resulted in the death of seven and injuries that doubtless will prove fatal to several others thero was no way of coping with the flames which soon spread rapidly and in less than an hour after the explosion occurred those who were unable to escape were in the clutches of a fire that eventually burned their bodies to ashes the dead william burise 40 years of age married james joyce about 35 married robert mccarthy aged 18 thomas wallace married collie mccarthy miss J sullivan mrs M B tucker i it Is the accepted theory hero that in an effort to burn out a stoppage in one of the machines a workman caused an explosion of a fuse with abo hot iron ho held in his hands inflammable material was set on fire and in a few moments the room was a maas of flames in an instant there was a mad rush for the doors and windows and during the scramble many persons were pushed back into the build ing while others were severely burned the fire spread to a new structure which was just completed at a cost of and in a few houts this building was gutted only the tour walls remaining the loss is estimated at