The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-13
Explosion Of Gasoline Starts
Flames Roaring In
Old RoOkery IL

P-SSs "BN W hh hdJoihlhB tene
ment and to goods in various stores
win probably amount to another S25OO.
Manuel Abreu, truckman for II.
Hackfeld 4 Co., who was in the build
ing when the fire started, was badly
burned about the body apl was taken
TO the Queen 8 Hospital.
As result Of the fire more than one
hundred persons were practically home
less last night '."
The blaze started about quarter to
i've in the store of T. Ushijirna, sit
iated ut the Waikiki end OF the Aim
tenement. The store is used as a con
tectionery and candy store.
Yesterday afternoon Abreu was de-
'ivcring ten gallons of gasoline at the
itore and while the infammable stuff
was being poured into two containers it
exploded, on account, it is believed, Of
ats proximity TO charcoal stove.
I After cutting the rear of Ushiii ma 3
store, the fire swept a fight of stairs
10 the upper story and was soon spread.
ing left and right.
Flames Leap Alley ;..#'
Leaping across an alley the flames
gained hold on room over q general
store kept by Takaki, and then spread
next door to room over q restaurant
tept by Nakamura.
At the same time the fire wus sprehd-
ng through the upper story Of the
Ahin tenement with extraordinary
rapidity.
When the fire department arrived
the fire looked extremely serious, but
IN hour of stern work by the fire.ight.
,rs resulted in the blaze being placed
inder control In order to facilitate the
york of the fremen il was found neces.
iary to break in the front Of the build
ing in places.
The fire swept through thirty-four
looms in the. big tenement, but by a
.urious freak il Rugged the roof and
id not gut the wooden front of the
building nor the partitions between
'he rooms. 81.
Arrived at the Eva end Of the build.
ng the fire struck down and damaged
he general store of +. Iwamoto.
Water Damage Great
The deluge of water poured into the
building did great damage to the stock
and fittings Of the stores on the ground
90 ~ 'ne ...I1n aons .pose = nl a
ing: # i,aN
n;,.,, horsnSosr. I sIote; .. n hraI
store; T. Watanabe, barber-shop; Y
Sato, pool parlor; T. Kimura, watch,
maker and jeweler; T. Takaki, hard,
ware; Hirosaka, barber-shop; Ueno
faStIoOarn. NoLnI,, a' 10y gnu ' %n
-; o.aSo..I ,e,anaLal5i ieS'"uia"'' Ii
rara,,,s,,. w., S,.o-ssna ,....
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,;no n.raiIei Nth = ara tn,o o. IN ~. au
ma1,I ,.hioh 49, az az ~ ~ osasI tone
hnmsn;tu o. - ~, W
.onnIaI ~, ,1.";,,i %o nI;n. nv" so inhilS
"A pnortor, - eA''' ~ 'u0n eiainp
Az soon' 10 tbo ero h,oLo 49,. .o,,a
,binc, aLin 20 :, ',,,,aS sOi ~
serenent dwailars ,rho tLo,,osh ~. ~,
tbron ,I,,iId;n,,. 80 I5' snC mat ~,
ort "0u'u 'ui''S pe ~iPeo
HouseboIa ,ossosa;ous, - go, ~
..rintion Uora c,r,.;oa 49,, ',s .l.
,IIevs beIow az dnmnoS to- no VA.
,ane or Kins Stteet MAJ ~ g. az" ~ 80
rosses bad5;nO tr,,,l,- ...ai.1I, i''a ~ !.
WEARING onnara5 lsmns "a siSs "a
.ad nIants erocborv Iiotk.oee ~
.ablas no}s and n,ns 80 nSin e
,tber diaerant ort;eIas 80 .ni,au. .eJ !
rom Inc bnrning fenamoSt b., "a,
sarror. a. r;cle,, o,,,nass' =. ~ '''i'
Cons;dsrahia ,nasoo~s, ,o,...
,bronp from ~ IaTnit PoP1V wa
CIV below md n ~ W. pane" a.
Enrongb fare waS 500, - tu as
,E;olfan7 ola az ara 'ornah - WIN
The store .ownars ,,nasi - =.
heir goods ina Itina &C.. ' % y.
yas Ieft bab;nJ ,,as 80, s.Sa "nI WI" 10
lrinnino watar ' eooii 'oiO0" ny Tue
On every :. band n,. ,oo,iu 49,,
waiting oyer Tho +hroat "ePths "nI
Whit Was called home enS an .h LOSS GOT u
n .A,,,- "Vuo "nn VII tnat CON
boro Sere n,on PJSssssions. ana yer
irst care was 10 ramoys 10 ~ "m ss',
Ir n family 90 k;ttans 'aseu canary
yeigbbors Lend Afd a. ~, -.
NeigLbors &C., ,.- -
nents lent u,iII;no hon5a unus teno,
# Their na;fh 6o linus s ~ tne removal a
,ybich woro r;iaJ gpous' many OF
nearby yards ma gardens ' "eopS !"
~ SN'N' Uhu