Show tt a l t i q r I k L f j SMOKE AND FLAME give Vernal firemen reason to paus pause before entering the Dave Thatcher residence on No East which was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday last week The utility porch and kitchen were razed by the blaze started by gasoline fumes fume's which may have been ignited by a gas heater Staff photo Fuel Fumes Ignite Raze Vernal Home An inferno of oC smoke and flames razed a large portion pf of the Interior of David M Id That chers cher's residence at E N in Vernal Tuesday of last week The fire occurred as Merna Thatcher was transferring gas otine oline from one container to another on on the utility porch of their heir home about 2 pm that afternoon firemen surmise that fumes from the fuel flowed along the floor and ignited upon reaching a gas heater operating in the he same room TAe FLASHBACK of flame burned Mrs Mrs Thatcher about the the ankles but she hc was able t to re e 1110 two children who were ayere sleeping In a a back bedroom at She then telephoned an alarm to the the Utah Highway Pa Irol dispatcher who in turn aler ted led the Vern Vernal l Volunteer Fire men I FIREMEN reached the hone to find that the gasoline had started an inferno in the utility I room and the thc adjoining k kitchen and heavy acrid smoke filling the remainder of the home Toe The fire firc was vas quickly extinguished but not before the two rooms set ablaze and their contents had been totally destroyed and heavy smoke smoke damage inflicted upon the homes home's furnishings not tou touched hed by flame Mr lr Thatcher reported that the home owned owned by him was completely Insured Restoration w work r F as begun and and the famil family of move back in by the first of the new year The The family is presently quarter quarter- quartered ed cd In a local ocal motel |