Show EXPLOSION I A AT I OGDEN lAUNDRY WILLIAM I KOLDEWYN WAS EN ENVELOPED ENVELOPED I IN FLAMES Presence of Mind Saves Him From Burning to Are Arc In InJured InJured In Fighting Blaze living at an at atthe I the thc Ogden Steam laundry was burned on the forearms and face when a 3 gasoline explosion occurred at the I laundry about 1046 1045 this morn mornIng lag Ing IngI I Fire Captain Harold Wardley James and m 1 p F Ferguson were also alBo slightly scorched while at attempting attempting I II tempting to extinguish I Ito ho name which followed the tho explosion Flie fhe e eXPlOSIOn is believed to lo ha have e been caused hy i heat generated by the thc friction of woolen goods which were being cleaned ill in a large iron tub n was as working over the tub luh when h the explosion too place I iii n an instant he was enshrouded In fire H lie had presence of mind enough how however ever ctr to front from the tho cleaning room out of whore where lie he threw hImself elf ou oil the ground and smothered the Ii lames ani es esThe The cleaning room was when whon the firemen Chemicals and powder applied to lo the burning oil and lUrl Ito tho firc was extinguished he be before fore it had a chance chanco to communicate with the tho main II I A 4 more moie serIous explosion would have resulted hail had the lire beon allowed to spread to lo the big gasoline tank on tho of the laundry The Thc damage to Lo the building Is The Tho loss on the tho garments being clean I cd 01 with the ga will be nominal I experienced aln until he had bad his burns dressed After Aftel being by br n t physician lie he I feel feci jU l a light fight I lug Ing cock cocle now itow but I was neatly scared to death eath for a 11 fow The was something fierce |