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Show ITALIANS ARE HADE HOMELESS BY FIRE Twenty Italians were made homeless by a Ire which swept a small area at 3S1 Booth Fifth West street shortly before 10 o'clock last night. The Are was caused by an overheated stove and swept through the closely packed sharks as though they had been soaked with oil. The Are department was handicapped handi-capped in handling the blaze, as the nearest fire plug was three fourths of a block away Nearly 1500 feet of hoes wss used, thief Ulore. in the "red bug," the motor engine, the hose and truck from station No. 2 and hose company com-pany No. 6 responded. a The buildings, which were oa rented ground, were valued at about $H00 and the contents at 300. The loss was about a.500, of which $100 was on the contents. There was intense excitement among the Italian inhabitants of ths burning area and frantic efforts were msde to save their meager house furnishings from the flames. The houses were owned by Mrs. Matio t'onella and the ground was rented from Mrs. D. A. Buck of Hi West Third South street. Boys playing wjtb matrhea ignited a dried hedge surrounding the children's playground in Liberty park at 5:10 e 'clock yesterday afternoon. The motor engine and the "red bug." with Chief Ulore en the seat, responded. There A pile of rubbish burning beneath a water tank belonging to the Denver Bio Grande railroad, on Fourth Houth street between Fifth and Sixth West streets, gave the hose wagon of atation II a run at 9:00 o'clock last night. Sparks from an engine eaused the blaze.. There was no loss. |