Blast Injures Many in Morristown
Morristown, N. J., was visited by a serious fire in the business district on September _2, which caused loss estimated at $500,000 to a four-story brick business building and other property.
Shortly after the fire department arrived on the scene a blast, believed due to back-draft, occurred on the second floor of the building. Two largeplate glass windows, including the window sash, blew to the opposite side of the street, showering many of the crowd of spectators with glass and debris. More than fiftv persons required first aid. Peculiarly enough, in this instance injuries were entirely confined to civilians. Firemen, working close to the building escaped injury, as the flying debris went over their heads. The force of the explosion was so great that one of the lights on the fire department’s searchlight apparatus was torn from its anchorage.
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