The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
Gasoline Torch Starts
 Costly Fire m Home
Fire Marshal Escorts Painter to Office of Prose- cutting Attorney for Lecture-Other Fires Listed.

8 warrant, but we ask you to lay | the law down to him, so that a re- petition will be averted."
 "See," responded the prosecuting attorney to the man, "the marshal is not vindicative; he runs away from causing trouble to his fellow man. In your case, think he is right. But you must report and get the consent of the marShapS of flee whenever you use torches"
 q shall never use one again." in- terrupted the painter. MT. Healey talked with the man for some time, and then he and the marshal with drew.
 The painter is married, has a fam fly, was most repentant, and under the circumstances, the marshal didn't have the heart to have him arraigned.
 Earlier in the day, for the Baldwin street fire was at p. m., firemen went to an apartment house in Pros pect street where defect in cellar oil burner caused the trouble, and much uneasiness among the occu- pants of the nine apartments. The marshal condemned the burner, and before the day was out, a new unit had replaced the old one, and peace and joy again reigned among the occupants.
 Incinerat0r Blaze
 And there was the story of the burning of a shack in the rear of 84 Quinsigamund avenue, owned by MT. and Mrs. Albert Carver. Their son Robert is a radio "tinkerer," and the little one story affair was built for his comfort in his hobby" of testing out radios. He had five of them there about noon when MT. Carver started a fire in an incinerator. Inn mediately the sparks communicated to the little "house," and soon it was on fire. Mrs. Carver attempted to quench the blaze, with pails of water, and nearly became exhaust ed. The firemen were finally called, and they used a small line on the the burning shack" Robert, away for the time, lost much of the work he had been doing of late on the radios he had inside.
 In this relation, our advice to the people is to call the department at once. instead of trying to kill a fire under such handicaps as were en- countered by Mrs. Carver.
 Also during the noon hour, there was such brisk fire in a pile of leaves in the rear of 504 Watertown avenue that the department officers feared that sparks might lodge in some of the nearby buildings. So two long lines had to be laid, and the fire drowned out.
 Oil Burner
 Again, late in the afternoon, Mrs William Stebler of 1402 Baldwin street left her home with the range oil burner. It smoked up, and scared the family, above, the owner, Donate D'Aloia. He went into the apart ment, through window; in the meantime, the department was called. Lieut.. James Barry and his men of Engine Go. No. 4 responded removed the oil tank, and also shut down the burner.
 November is generally bad time for fires. Surely, the first day of the month, kept the day shift moving to, all directions of the city, a sort oi a reminder that winter is on the way, and that heating units are now in full operation.
 May we request careful examina. ton of all heating outfits, and do moi let apy painter use blow torch or your house, without asking him il he has obtained the consent of the ] lmarshal'S ofiice.