“ Fire in Bound Brook entailing what is estimated to be a $25,000 property loss was caused here early last night by an explosion of gasoline in Ryno's plumbing establishment in East street. Had it not been for the heavy downpour of rain, the loss and burned area would unquestionably have been much larger, as the nature of the buildings would have made them an easy prey to the flames, despite the heroic efforts of the firemen. The building in which the blaze originated was entirely burned as was also David Cavalier's plumbing store next door. ”

“ The street on which the burned buildings face is the one used by the main line trolleys plying between Bound Brook, Plainfield and New Brunswick. All traffic was held up for an hour on these lines by the hose across the tracks. On account of the rain, the crowd-watching the fire was not as large as it would have been otherwise. Mr. Ryno was at work in his shop when the explosion took place and miraculously escaped serious injury. The inflammable fluid spread over the interior of the store and in a trice it was a raging furnace. ”

“ Most of the structures are not new and were not costly. The contents were also of an inexpensive nature. The location of the buildings is considered the best for business purposes in the town and it is almost assured that they will be immediately rebuilt. ”