Washington County News | 1927-07-21 | Page 2 | Fire Destroys Alabama City

Fire Destroys Alabama City West Itlocton. Ala. Fire, unchecked uncheck-ed by feeble streams of water from broken mains, swept through West Blocton, a control Alabama mining town, and finally burned Itself out after af-ter destroying all hut a few remote dwellings. Tlie entire business section, sec-tion, composed of some thirty-five bu iliiess houses, was destroyed within two hours after a gasoline tank In a pressing shop exploded, scattering blazing sparks to neighboring stove buildings. The Masonic temple, (he largest building In the town, which also hollaed the poslolllco and a grocery gro-cery store, was dest roved, as was the We-.l Itlocton Savings bank and all local telephone and telegraph ollices. The flames then swept through the frame buildings, thai composed the remainder re-mainder of the tttohlock business dis Irlct ami pumped to n gasoline lank, which Ignited, casting binning oil for many block and endangering neighboring neigh-boring mines with flying sparliH.