Show Railroad Fire Caught in Time By Missile Crew rew Prompt assistance from the Green River Missile Base fire department probably averted a n costly fire for the Denver Rio Grande Railroad Nov 1st A mid morning call can to the White Sands Green Creen River test tes site reported a boxcar loaded with plywood ablaze 8 S miles east of Green River Test site officials dispatched the bases base's water carrying fire chief and five firemen The fire was extinguished four hours after men rind dud equipment reached the scene using more than 2000 gallons gallons gal gal- lons Ions of water Officials com commented that the truck was the only suitable fire vehicle in the area area for fighting fire so far out in the desert Firemen unloaded unload d a portion of the plywood cargo but butmore butmore butmore more than half haU of it was lost Extensive damage was done to the box car |