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Show Colorado Town Wiped Out. Florence, Colo. Tho business nnd main resldenco portion of Coal Creek wns wiped out by fire Friday. The llro started ot tho Air Salmoti bottling bot-tling works, nnd whllo men wen-fighting wen-fighting tills n strong wind spread tho Haines rapidly, and homes woiv-set woiv-set on Uro thrco blocks away by tho flying embers. To mid to the loss the wnter In tho town reservoir g-tvo out early, and peoplo woro compelled to go without drinking water. A conservative con-servative cstlmato of losses Is from $200,000 to $250,000. There was no loss of llfo. ' y |