Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-18 | Page 5 | Incendiary Fire at Lumber Yard on 24th Street

INCENDIARY FIRE ST LUMBER YARD ON 24TH SHEET j F ire, which endangered the build -inrs and properly of the Bod Lumber i company on Twentj - fourtn street and Wall avenue, believed to have been Of incendiary origin, was discovered shortly after 10 o'clock last nicrht ! Lumber materials and tools valued at 1 thousands of dollars were stored in the main building where the fire occurred. oc-curred. The tire originated at -mall door on the south side of the building. The: flames ate their way through the door. igni'ed a pile of finished window! frames piled close to the door, and I 'swept up the side of the will to the' ceiling. The fire was discovered by the watchman, Dan Conway, who immediately im-mediately turned in the alarm. The uujck response is said i? be responsible responsi-ble tor prevention of a serious fire Three hose lines were quickly run into the building and the fire was soon under un-der control Only a small portion of the stock was lost. Street car traffic in the vicinity was temporanh suspended because of the hose line?. Chief Graves, in speaking of the fire: declared that It was a clear case of I a "touch off." The watchman, when questioned, stated that he had just completed a round of inspection a few minutes be- ! fore the fire was discovered. Hue to, the fact that the south door of the building cannot be seen tp'iii the street, the flames had gained headway before discovered.