PARKS THEATRE FIRE DESTROYS 1000 IN FILMS AND EQUIPMENT extensive damage was caused by fire at the e parks theatre at about 1030 1030 p m monday when a film in the projection room c caught aught lire fire and exploded the flames spread throughout the room very quickly endangering the operator john seaman destroying about feet of film and damaging practically all of the projection equipment the operator who stayed to fight the fire as long as possible miraculously escaped injure mel thorley manager of the theatre estimates damage done by the firest fire at approximately 1000 it was necessary to close the show tor for several days while repairs were being made since the fire occurred at a late hour there was only a small crowd in the theatre and they were able abe to leave quickly and safely iron co record