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Evening Times Republican
Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa
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In Iowa City, an explosion in a giant brewery cask caused by a broken electric globe trapped three painters in flames yesterday afternoon, blowing one out through the bunghole; the others escaped, and all received hospital treatment without fatal injuries.
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Explosion in Giant Brewery Cask Nearly Fatal to Three Workmen,
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, Nov. 30.-Three men while varnishing the inside of a giant cask at the Iowa Brewery, were caught by flames and almost burned alive here yesterday afternoon. The explosion which started the fire blew one man thru the bunghole and the other two successfully crawled out and companions stopped the flames before the victims were fatally burned.
Joseph Soukup, Joseph Slavata, and Frank Stucker were the painters who were caught in the fire. The cask was 15 feet high and 10 feet wide. It has a capacity of 150 barrels. The breaking of an electric incandescent globe started the fire. The men were rushed to the university hospital nearby and medical attention speedily relieved their suffering.
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Iowa City
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Yesterday Afternoon
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three men almost burned alive but not fatally burned; rushed to university hospital where medical attention relieved their suffering.
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Three men while varnishing the inside of a giant cask at the Iowa Brewery were caught by flames from an explosion started by the breaking of an electric incandescent globe. One man was blown through the bunghole and the other two crawled out; companions stopped the flames.