Show fire destroys old theatre theair e in Redmond Redi nond loss estimated at 10 one of the oldest structures in sevier county thi the 70 year old ridmond redmond opera house was destroyed b by y a fire which threatened to consi consume irne nearby business houses T tuesday night loss was estimated at more than 00 the salina volunteer fire department part ment whose crew members made the three mile trip to redmond brought the fire under control and saved the nearby structures despite the trouble which developed on one of the trucks bithe richfield fire department was called when this trouble came up but butchen when the they y arrived i in i n salina they were informed chat that the fire was under control so they were not hot needed cause of the blaze was believed to have been an overheated furnace the janitor of the opera house told firemen lii he started a fire in the furnace furnice about rpm 5 pm to prepare the building for a basketball r practice wd ai a ward iward drama g roup group the f fire ire w was a s discovered burning inthe basement where the furnace arnace about 7 pm Rasmus sens mercantile store which is about 10 feet east of we the opera hause and ad acate a cafe coq hall and another store ei ed frond from damage when the flames were brought under control the rho interior of the old theater ws was gutted bythe fla raes how eyer and the brick walls were reported weakened the heat iby the tire fire was brought under control in approximately one and ahall half hours firemen said thi thed old ci opera aih h ouse had been a coria recreation center for ap ilie p ast 30 oro yeii years it was built in the eighties ties by julius ly i christens en arid was used as store for about ten years before it t was altered tor via usa A as i a ie re |