Show crystal salt co plant wiped out salt lake fire F irei said to have started when a transformer blew out in the south end of the structure completely com petely w wiped I 1 p e d out the three story plant of tile the inland crystal salt company corn pany near saltair at 7 friday morning damage to the plant and the equipment was estimated at by 1 I A clayton jr general manager of the company G M stratton manager ot of the plant first discovered the flames shooting from the south end of the giant structure and immediately phoned tile alarm to headquarters at salt lake recruiting help from families that live contiguous to the plant men women and children formed a bucket squad and attempted to halt tho the blaze their efforts proved futile and before tile the city equipment arrived tr tb entire frame structure was ablaze ablazey the county countr ire fire department which had just completed placing the fire at bingham under control was called to tile the scene and both departments played water on the blazing structure but it had gained too tod much headway to be quenched three homes south of the plant were damaged to tile the extent of GOO by the intense heat mr air clayton said that fifty nun mca are at the plant and they will be put to work rebuilding the plant the outlay was completely covered by la III su burance rance ho be stated |