cana ETE RAST F IR TTS r JUNE IS the month for all local sailing enthusiasts to have the time of their lives at the Tenth Annual North Shore News Sailing Race. An advertisement for the race in Wednesday’s News incorrectly stated the date of ® the sailing event. In fact, the race will run on June 21. For more information on the fun race see Sunday’s North Shore News. May 22, 1987 News 985-2131 Classified 986-6222 Distribution 986-1337 72 pages 25¢ THE FORCE of a suspected gasoline explosion blew a Mis- Horton had spent the night at Horton’s vehicle, said Horton had sion man out of his trailer and tore the vehicle’s roof off the auto dealership, where he worked until 10 p.m. the previous early Thursday morning in Wesi Vancouver. Olie Horton, 45, is in stable back, arms and legs. front of his camper, parked at . condition at Lions Gate Hospital Moments after the blast, Horton Royal Pontiac Buick Cadillac Ltd. Co-worker Bill Doran, who was “He was lucky he was blown out with first-degree burns to his face, was found in his sleeping bag in at 680 Marine Drive. sleeping in a camper parked beside the front,’’ said Doran. worked the past 1% years as the night and did not want to drive to body shop manager. . Mission. “The roof went straight up, flipped and came back down. That roof is upside down.”’ Doran said he thought someone had run into Horton’s camper at the time of the accident. “J heard the noise, looked out my window and saw Olie out in front. He was still in his sleeping bag, which cushioned him when he hit the ground.”’ Doran, who works as a mechanic and an evening security guard for Royal Pontiac, said this was the third time Horton had stayed overnight in the past year. Insp. Aime Lehouillier, of the West Vancouver District Fire Department, said the cause of the explosion is not known. But he said Horton lit a cigarette before the explosion. “He was lucky he was blown out the front. The roof went straight up, flipped and came back down. That roof is upside down,” —Explosion witness Bill Doran The provincial gas inspector will investigate the accident that hap- pened around 6:45 a.m. Horton was still conscious when emergency crews arrived. oe aranes “*All he could say was sorry, and NEWS photo Stuart Davis Hf he joked with the firemen that his : , alarm clock wasn’t quite right,’’ i ; . ae said Doran. 7 BILL DORAN surveys the damaged camper belonging to his co-worker Olie Horton, who was hurt in a suspected “It's a helluva way to wake asoline explosion early Titursday morning. The blast happened moments after Horton lit a cigarette in his camper, up.”’ parked at Royal Pontiac in West Vancouver. The force of the blast caused the vehicle’s roof to blow off, flip and land ff rhe istimated cause of damage : . : f 6is . . ; back on the camper upside down. . Horton is separated from his a. : : f wife, ard he has a 23-year-old . = eS ae AR EN TEAC NET IE es ! daughter living in Calgary.