| Show i rl t A t 9 s r i h 4 a L RA Ill y 7 vp v C t r mar w a n. n dom SMOLDERING REMAINS of the Darwin I L. L Oaks home In Davis and a week week old old Searle Gas Co delivery truck is is all that remains remains after they were both consumed by Propane Delivery Truck Fire Destroys Home A propane gas delivery truck caught fire Friday morning at 8 15 amas am a.m. as it was delivering gas at the Darwin Dar Dar- Darwin win Oaks home in Davis and completely destroyed the truck residence and contents contents con ron tents of the residence THE HOT propane fed fire started unexpectedly when Rance Ranee Searle of Searle Gas Company was making a gas delivery to the Oaks home As Rance Ranee pulled the delivery hose from the truck a flash of flames leaped out and covered covered cover cover- ed the Oaks home next to where the truck was parked An excess flow valve on the propane truck blew and shot more gas towards the home Both doors to the tho Oaks home were scaled sealed off oU by the flames so Mr 1111 Searle ran through the flames to the rear of the home and helped Mrs Oaks and three young children out through a win window win win- dow MRS OAKS said she heard the noise of a small explosion and was in the front of her home when the flames first came inside the home under the door dooralong dooralong dooralong along the floor she Immediately grabbed grabbed grab grab- bed the three children and went to the rear bedroom of tine tile home borne where they escaped through a window The family then went to a rear field and acid waited for fear the trUCK trues would explode Mrs Oaks stated she had backed her car out of the driveway to permit the gas delivery truck into the driveway to fill the gallon gallon propane tank next to the Oaks home RANCE RANGE SEARLE miraculously escaped escaped ed being burned and also Mrs Oaks and her two year two year old child and two four four- year old children she was tending were fortunate in being able to escape before the propane propane fed fed flame swept through the entire home Mr Oaks who was working at Peyton Peyton Pey Pey- ton Machine Shop at the time was notified of his home burning and when he arrived the home was totally in inflames flames He Ill thought his family was still inside and had to be prevented from going in to rescue them by members of the Vernal volunteer fire department HOMES ON either side of the burning burning burn burn- ing home were scorched by the intense heat of the blaze Nearby trees and grass were also burned by the heat of the flames The Searle Gas Company truck just one week old had just been fitted with tanks and inspected by inspectors according to Woodey B B. B Searle owner The truck was valued at 16 and was completely destroyed by the flames MONDAY insurance inspectors and safety underwriters under were going over a propane propane fed fed fire A refrigerator laying on its side just beyond the front steps is about the largest article remaining of the home details of the fire and couldn't couldn t explain the reason or cause stated Mr Searle The Oaks home was appraised at around 7 to 3 and the contents contents con con- tents at 4 to 5 which were both botha a total loss and only partially covered by Insurance All that we saved were the clothes on our backs stated Mrs Oaks |
