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Show Seven Children Escape Injury In Panguitch Fire PANGUITCH Seven children, all nieces and nephews of the Kerry Sawyers and their young friends, escaped injury when fire came close to destroying their Panguitch house on June 20.. The children, ages 9 to 14 were watching movies in the Sawyer living room when they noticed smoke.about the same time their aunt did. She shouted at everyone to leave the house immediately, called the fire department and got the dogs out The basement of the home was gutted, with substantial damage to the ground floor. Smoke damage was also extensive. The fire appeared to have been caused by an unattended candle in a basement bedroom. Members of the fire department arrived within four minutes, Elaine Sawyer said, and quickly brought the fire under control. |