Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
PROVO — Police on Wednesday released the name of a Provo man who was killed when his shed exploded in Provo late last month.
Paul Schneiter, 87, was in the outbuilding attached to a garage at a home in the area of 1600 W. 1000 North, when the explosion happened early on the morning of Oct. 21.
Fire officials said the fire did not spread beyond the outbuilding. Schneiter's wife, who was inside the home at the time, made it out safely.
A police officer suffered burns to his hands while trying to help Schneiter. The officer was treated on scene.
Provo firefighters said the explosion was caused by an old, leaking propane heater in the work shed. When Schneiter tried to light it, it exploded.
Schneiter's obituary says he was a military veteran who served in Weuzburg, Germany, as editor of the 3rd Infantry Division's newspaper the Marne Rock. He later worked as a technical writer, a marketing director and after retirement as an adjunct English instructor at Utah Valley University.
