Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1902 — EXPLOSION FOLLOWS A FIRE [ARTICLE]

EXPLOSION FOLLOWS A FIRE

Peculiar Accident in Mills at Joliet Causes Serious Loss. Joliet, 111., special: In the mills of the Great Western Cereal company a nail in one of the grinders started a blaze. The fire found its way up the chutes to the upper rooms, where a terrific explosion occurred. Portions of the roof were blown 100 feet and rhe windows and doors demolished. No one was injured. An automatic fire apparatus flooded the building and the fire was extinguished. The loss, it is estimated, will approximate $5,000.