Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1908 — A Gasolene Fire Soon Out. [ARTICLE]

A Gasolene Fire Soon Out.

Some gasoline in ad open vessel, a small boy and a match was the triumvirate that called out the fire company Monday evening. A, small pitcher had been used to fill the tank on the gasoline stove by a girl employed at O. H. McKay’s resi&nce and a small amount of gasoline had been left in thff pitcher and it was set bn the gasoline can on the back porch. Raymond McKay, I who is at the age where nothing escapes his notice that might result In Borne amusement, saw the pitcher and he wondered what would result If he touched a match to it. He did not wonder, long he tried the experiment. There was a flash and the whole back porch seemed to be on fire for a moment There was danger of the gasoline in the ten gallon can igniting had an alarm of fire was turned in, but tbe fire was extinguished before the company arrived, which was in a moment or two. Raymond was slightly burned about the face, but not seriously.