Show Fire Breaks Out u in Basement o of Home At about three o'clock earl early Saturday morning a fire broke out in the basement of the home I of Dr Sims E. E Duggins The I doctor had been call called cd by the hospital and he had just completed completed completed com com- the call when he smelled smoke He searched for a possible possible possible ble fire on the ground floor and I being unable to find an any he started into the basement The smoke and fumes were so great however l that mt he ho was unable togo togo to go all the wa way down The fire department was called called called call call- ed out and they fought the fire until six The fire was very difficult to get at because of the smoke and the inaccessibility inaccessibility inaccessibility of the coal bin where the fire started The damage was confined to the basement and flooring of the first floor due it was estimated to the carpeting covering the whole floor loor so that a draft could not aid in the tike spreading of the tho flames Fire Chief John Chidester said that the fire started by spontaneous combustion of ot the coal in inthe inthe inthe the coal bin |