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Show Fire Totally Destroys Trailerhouse Friday A smoldering cigarette is believed be-lieved to have started p. fire in a trailerhouse occupier, by Vern Applegate last Friday night and destroying it in a hurry, causing a loss of approximately $700, according ac-cording to Ralph Orton, chief of the Parowan volunteer fire department de-partment which responded to the fire call. Purchased neveral months ago by Applegate for use as living quarters while herding sheep, the trailerhouse had been pulled onto on-to property owned by Applegate Friday, by his employer. Hat S. Mitchell. A group of Applegate's friends had been there with him during the evening, we understand, and had left a short time before the fire broke out. The owner escaped escap-ed from the burning vehicle, saving sav-ing only the clothing which he was wearing with all his other belongings being consumed by the fire. When the fire department depart-ment arrived on the scene their efforts were directed to keeping the flie confined to th trailer house, which was consumed in a short time. |