Show I EXPLOSION AT H L I GRIFFIN WHOLESALE HOUSE An explosion occurred Friday morning in the banana room of Jf f the tho lh H L Griffin large whole wholesale wholesale sale house at 2361 Wall avenue which shook the very ery er foundation of or the te building Lawrence who has charge charse of the banana room was quite seri serl seriously burned about the head and antI face and other parts of or his body Shortly after afler midnight gas could be ho d dIn In the building and Mr went j I Into the banana room to see If Ie ho tie could discover the leakage In dol so ho loo struck a match a terrine explosion slop sion immediately following allowing He was W lS badly burned and the partitions of the banana department were torn asunder and quite a quantity of bananas were I damaged damned The Tho loss according to ti the I It t estimate of the company compan will amount I to several hundred dollars Medical aid was Vas as called to Mr Nol Noll I Iligan ligan and he was subsequently taken laken to the home of Mr H L Griffin whore bere he is 18 now being cared for An f Investigation regarding the cause canso ol of o 1 the explosion disclosed the fact that tha I one of o tho the gas pipes leading Into the banana room had sprung a leak leal and anti j I when Mr struck the match matchan t an au explosion ox followed The injured l I II I man is getting r along very er nicely and his injuries are not considered to be he bevery bet hei i t very er serious although they the arc are very r painful The Tho damage to the building I and the tho fruit in question qu Uon is said by I Mr Griffin to be bo covered by ample Insurance I |