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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1971
Page
5
An informal Coast Guard inquiry begun in Cleveland aims to determine if the Roger Blough blaze stemmed from shipboard equipment. Capt. Marcus McGarity says the probe focuses on technical causes, not crew negligence, since work was done by a skeleton crew.
The Roger Blough disaster in Lorain claimed four lives after a fuel line leak sprayed gasoline onto a light bulb, which broke and ignited the fuel. American Ship Building officials released testimony from Zoltan Zoltai and Kenneth C. Elkin given at the shipyard office, with Zoltai a long-time boilermaker foreman.
Lorain based American Ship Building Co announces no layoffs after the Roger Blough fire. Board chairman George M. Steinbrenner II says unions will allow cross crew work for yard cleanup and repairs including roofs, painting, landscaping, and maintenance. He praises union leaders and local newspapers for reporting the tragedy accurately.
Incumbent Harry G. Grabenstetter, 70, filed petitions to seek a seventh term as LaGrange mayor. Appointed in 1957, he has led the village since then and is retired from C.A. Olsen Co. He also served on the village council and is a member of local organizations and his church. He is married with two children.
LORAIN The vice president of the Boilermakers Union at American Ship Building Co promised tighter safety standards following Thursday’s blaze aboard the Roger Brough that killed four men. Bert Mucha said the union would meet soon to review working conditions and safety practices, while praising management but vowing full cooperation to prevent another tragedy.
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