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Show ,1 . 41 j V , -i if : it , :!) jjn. k $d i s - ? SJIOKE BILLOWS The front of Grand county library is almost entirely entire-ly obscured by smoke as firemen work a heavy hose up ladder to shoot water I ,;1 v , : , . ml C , . J PITCHING IN Hundreds of tea- I chers, townspeople, and school children child-ren pitched in to first empty the library li-brary building, then move the con- . , v -.1.,"" V f J jt -. 4' ' i; ; . . 1 END OF AUDITORIUM The roof of Grand junior high auditorium caves "i, showering sparks all around. Adobe Columns and back wall were left stand- into the spreading flames. A half hour later, the tower and roof had been consumed. tents to safety in other buildings. The building was emptied in less than 20 minutes. ing by the firs-, but plans were being made this week to push them down due to the danger created. K Times-Independent Photos By Bud.McConaughy and Sam Taylor !: f6-4 I j W - ' , -' --;- . - If'-f - - X. . j f -f,7 s . ; . ti - , j v m ;i ,: rv : I . J - l-MrJ 1 1 . ? t! JCv-4.! . 4v'V-,:i tMUiiilsamikmAitirUim . -Vw-.i' i" 'J fcujmriiWMrt?! lit i iJ - , . hiirni Himhihi i iiitm n r nriinimiiii ..mA - -AUDITORIUM GOES Hot draft shoots flames-through skylight-in skylight-in the junior high school auditorium building, and thousands of gallons of water poured by volunteer fire department men failed P r "v A T - ' - I - - ... 7 . to fit j,X . ' 7 , ' . - 1 " 1 , 4 It i No. 1. Over an hour after auditorium of junior high school had been completely demolished by fire, flames began licking across shingle, roof of library building, despite efforts to slow them by volunteer firemen. '' -V f A 1 a. - ..sti' . j0 3 Nearly engulfed by flames, and obscured by smoke, the bell tower begins to sag. to staunch the burning holocast. Fire apparently began in the stage area of the auditorium building. -"aJKHBB C - ! - - X 1 - - . j i - --v . ? ' f, s V t - -k ; ' 7 " ' " Sj r I ' - , '- 1 ' I No. 2. Flames finally reach bell tower on front of library building. The tower has been a Moafo landmark for over half a century, and resisted until the very end, the hot flames of Monday's Mon-day's fire. , t '7 K. ." 'Si -a -f , .-w Kill ?U - ... No. 4 With a mighty crash, it drops to the ground on front steps of library building. |