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Show Nine Fires Cause Damage In Washington County During Past Week Nine fires caused various amounts of damage throughout Washington Washing-ton county during the past week. One was reported from Veyo, four from Washington, two from St. George and one in the mountains west of the Summit station about 25 miles west of St. George on Highway 91, and one in Hurricane. The fires at Washington, Veyo and Hurricane are reported in stories stor-ies in this issue of the News. The fires in St. George were not serious although the fire on the property of Clyde Gray, which is being rented by C. C. Wallace, might have developed into a serious fire because of the barns and a home near it. At this fire, which occurred Monday evening about 6 p. m., a chicken house and some fence were destroyed. The fire started from a bon fire and got out of control when the wind whipped the blaze into dry grass. The other local fire call went in at about 10 a. m., Tuesday morning. It was a grass fire in the southeast part of town that got out of control. In connection with the burning of lots, Chief Julio Paolasso, urges that these fires be built in the morning. And that people be sure that there isn't any wind blowing. It is also safer, he points out, if there is ditch water available. Brush Fire A brush, grass and small timber fire nearly got out of control about 3 miles east of the Summit service station on Highway 91. (Continued on page five) Fires Cause Damage 'Continued from first page) Sheriff Antone B. Prince was called to investigate this fire about 2:30 Sunday afternoon. He i:r,rtv:'!:atey phoned the Leeds and .Hurricane CCC camps for help. ;The hoys battled this fire until ! rear mrinight before they had it iunier control. It is estimated !;hat approximately 4.r00 acres of I brush and cedar timbc-rland were I burned. |
