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The San Antonio Light
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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Negro servant Ben Campbell escaped a fire in his room at the servant house behind 1611 Avenue B with burns to his face, hands, and singed hair. The barn sustained $200 in damage before firemen extinguished the blaze.
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When Ben Campbell, a negro servant, awoke about 8 o'clock yesterday morning he found his room in flames. Nearly suffocated, the negro escaped with his face and hands painfully burned and the hair on his head singed.
The negro was employed by L. Campbell, 1611 Avenue B, and occupied a room in the combined barn and servant house in the rear of the dwelling. The barn was damaged to the extent of $200 before the flames were extinguished by the firemen, who responded to the alarm.
The negro had gotten up early Sunday morning and made a roaring fire in the stove. He afterwards returned to bed and went to sleep. He awoke later to find himself in the midst of a burning building. In his haste to escape, the negro does not remember whether he leaped from the second story window or fell headlong down the stairway.
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Primary Location
1611 Avenue B
Event Date
Yesterday Morning
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face and hands painfully burned, hair on head singed; barn damaged to the extent of $200
Event Details
Ben Campbell, a negro servant employed by L. Campbell, awoke about 8 o'clock yesterday morning to find his room in flames in the combined barn and servant house in the rear of the dwelling at 1611 Avenue B. Nearly suffocated, he escaped. He had gotten up early Sunday morning, made a roaring fire in the stove, returned to bed, and went to sleep. Firemen extinguished the flames after responding to the alarm. In his haste to escape, he does not remember whether he leaped from the second story window or fell headlong down the stairway.