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Show CREWS DOUSE CRASS FIRE IN LARK Children on a picnic apparently started a fire Tuesday about 3:40 p.m. which spread through dry grass, brush and trees over five acres of ground northwest of Lark before being brought under control. con-trol. Salt Lake County Fire Department Depart-ment used four p eces of equipment from three stations during the three hour battle to douse the fire. Fire Chief Frank P. Jones said evidence was uncovered at the scene indicating some children had been on a picnic where the fire started. The fire brought a plea from Chief Jones to all persons going into the mountains to be careful with fires, cigarettes and matches. He pointed out just how dry the area is by an example at the fire Tuesday. One of the fire trucks pulled off the road and left the motor mo-tor running for a few minutes. The exhaust set fire to the dry grass under the truck. |