Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-10-06 | Page 1 | Fifteen Fires in California Take Toll in Forests

FIFTEEN FIRES IN I CALIFORNIA AlIfORNIA T TAKE TOLL fORSI Clothing and Tools Lost When Fighters Are Trapped Trapped Trapped Trap Trap- ped Near San Diego SAN DIEGO Cal O Oct t. t 6 CAP AP- AP Caught between walls 0 of tl flames jlmes mes twenty-three twenty fire tire fighter lost clothing and tools tools received received slight sligh t tI I J burns and narrowly escaped with their lives last night while white on the fire line about four miles west wet west of Escondido In this county Three other men were reported missing Fanned by hot desert winds fifteen fir fir- fit fit- teen fires six six of which at lest least were of major Importance be began ran an yesterday esterday to form a line of or fire he across San Diego county By 9 p. p m m. every available county warden and deputy wa was at work hurrying groups of men into the fight to protect county watersheds threatened threatened threat ened in several places and to pie pie- vent rent loss of property and life SAN DIEGO DIEGO Oct 6 UnI United ed Press Press With With the return of three orthe ot tr the six fire fighters missing last night in a swept flame-swept canyon canon rica nea Escondido o. o fears Cears are ale expressed to ta th day for the safety of the other three men who had not reached camp Trapped between enveloping enveloping- walls wali of flame name twenty-three twenty fire Ire rs lost supplies and tools received recel slight burns and narrowly s cd dea death th last night while on he fire lire fireline fireline line about four miles west of t f Es Es- condido