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Show TRUCK AND LOAD LOST IN ACCIDEXT-FIRE The truck with a load of fruit valued at $700.00 belonging to Ed Lewis and Moral Gillman was destroyed de-stroyed by fire Tuesday near Park City, the drivers barely escaping with their lives. Reports of the accident reaching this city are that the local truckers had reached a point near Park City with their load of apples, pears and California fruits when a small car operated by a miner was driven onto on-to the highway and crashed into the truck. The compact busted the large 20-gallon gas tank on the truck which instantly ignited and exploded. explod-ed. The truck operators had to scramble scram-ble from the cab to save themselves. It was reported that the truck and load were a complete loss. |