| Show I r. r 7 J k t 1 J I 1 L If 1 n 0 Ji r l' l 11 t 0 1 O t 4 r t e SMOKE E BILLOWS out of the Whitmer building as a fire started last Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day afternoon Part of the building Is used by Instrument Co as a shop and truck garage Flash Shop Fire Burns Year Old Girl Father A gasoline started fire badly burned burneda a three year three year old girl and her father Thursday afternoon of last week The fire started in the Whitmer building at first South and Vernal Avenue STARLA D. D WILLIAMS daughter of Mr and Mrs Billie Bob Williams was rushed to a Salt Lake City hospital after temporary treatment at Uintah County Hospital The little girl was burned while with her father I who was working in the shop used by Instrument Instrument Instrument ment Company Two trucks were in the building at the time It was reported that gasoline was dripping from one one truck and suddenly ignited near where barefooted Starla was standing and caught her clothing on fire Mr Williams immediately grab- grab ed his daughter daughter and smothered the flames His shirt shirt caught eItt on the process and as he took off his shirt his daughter started to run and again caught on fire MR WILLIAMS received third degree burns on one hand He was treated and released from the county hospital Mrs Williams's mother reported Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day that Starla was in satisfactory condition condition con eon and taking liquids at the Salt Lake City hospital Doctors reported that thai skin grafting will be required on her feet legs and arms but that her face and back will heal with no apparent affects of the burns DAMAGE E TO the building was estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated at about A fireman passing passing pass pass- ing the building noticed the fire and went straight to the fire station and andr had the fire truck at the scene before r the alarm was turned InThe inThe in The north side of the building is used by as a shop and truck garage garage gar gar- age and the south side is the residence of of Laura Whitmer owner of the building The fire was contained to the attic part of the building according to fire chief Melvin Burke A HOT water heater in the building is suspected as the cause caus of the gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line explosion The Williams moved to Vernal from Odessa Texas about a month ago 1 rp v FIREMEN connect hose to convenIently conveniently conveniently conven conven- located hydrant at Whitmer building fire |
