Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-11-18 | Page 3 | Blaze of a Candle Causes Loss to a Home

BLAZE OF A MILE CAUSES LOSS TO A HOME The honK' of P. J. Denkers. 3339 Woodland avenue, was damaged by i lire laHt night to the extent of sev-i sev-i ra! luindrpd dollars. The house is of frame construction and but for the milclc arrive! of the fire department, would have bpen destroyed As it was, i he kitchen was half burned and (he 7. all between it and the dining room was damaged so much that 1( will have to be rebuilt Some furniture furni-ture and a bundle of laundry were destroyed. According to Mr Denkers. the blaze started about 7:30 o'clock, through a lighted candle coming in contact with the bundle of laundry. His young son wa? going out to get coal, using the candle to light his way, when the blaze touched the clothes The damage to the house is covered by insurance, but the furniture was rot insured.