Show I Roaring 1 Blaze Jilts Store High Hh I County Crews Confine I Flames to Rear Of Furniture Store HOLLADAY At Y-At Y At least I damage resulted in a fire of unI undetermined undetermined un un- un- un I determined origin early carly Tuesday at Colemere's Furniture and Appliance Appliance Appliance Ap Ap- Ap- Ap Co Highland Dr Three Salt Lake County fire i trucks from No 1 station battled battled bat bat- 30 minutes to gain ain control of flames that raged unchecked in early erly morning after apparently apparent apparent- ly smoldering since early Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day evening The alarm was received at am a.m. from Terry Howard son of George A. A Howard owner of the bu building The youth noticed smoke oozing from the rear of the store from the Howard residence residence residence resi resi- dence a short distance behind the establishment Confined to o Rear Although alert response enabled enabled en en- the county firemen to confine confine con con- fine line the fire ire to lo the rear of the building high heat and thick copper-colored copper f fumes u m e s spread through the building I The proprietor Burgess E. E Colemere estimated the damage to lo contents at more than His Isis losses were partially covered b by insurance Damage to the structure was undetermined but extensive e Mr Brown said the building was not covered by insurance At the peak of the fire the I floor in the rear collapsed and andI I dumped tons Ions of charred content into the basement The heat and smoke embossed the furniture with a bronze color that made modernistic pieces look like year old antiques The plastic workings of the appliances appliances ap- ap j i were distorted by the heat Special Investigators It was nearly 7 am a.m. before the thc blaze w was a s completely extinguished extinguished extinguished extin extin- i Fire Chief Jack Clay 1 special investigators would assist the county firemen in probing j I the ruins to lo determine if possible possible possible ble the cause of or the fire I j The chief said the flames apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap originated in the rear rearS i S of the building but that it was I not determined whether it d 1 cd ed on the main floor or in the basement i The fire had apparently been I 1 smoldering through most of the night he declared I I I 1 J t Y rl H r rf 1 r n k J di 6 1 B iri ir i J y r r I r r rI Y Yf f r 3 LJ r a J l l 1 d y q I 3 h f r rr r V. V 3 A w Where Fire Caused Damage Tons of or charred furniture an and appliances were pulled from the basement of Colemere's Furniture and Appliance Co where fire I ca caused sed dama damage e e early ly Tuesday Much of the contents was dumped into basement when hen fire collapsed the rear main floor |