Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-26 | Page 1 | Burning U. S. Liner Reaches Balboa

II I- I I Burning U. U S. S Liner Reaches Balboa BALBOA C. C Z Z May 26 fJ The burning freighter Santa Rita reached here about midnight Wednesday night and firemen and apparatus helped the crew battle the flames A fire brol broke e out in the hold of the ton Grace line freighter while it was ISO miles out at sea and the ship raced back to port The blaze was brought under control while the ship was at sea but persons returning from the ships ship's berth here reported the upper deck was so hot it was impossible impossible im impossible im- im possible to walk valk on it The burning hold contains automobiles and heavy machinery machiner The Santa Rita was en route to Peruvian and Bolivian ian ports