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Show TOWN IN ASHE8. Fire Causes Loss of Half Million Dollars Dol-lars In Britsh Columbia Town. Nino-tenths of Fernle, B. C, Is in ashes. Fernle Is a town of 3,000 population, pop-ulation, the largest settlement In the Crow's Nest Pass district. The water supply almost failed and the Are practically prac-tically burned itself out. Nearly the whole of six blocks were destroyed and the loss Is estimated at 1500,000. Six hotels, two wholesale houses, Christ church, and virtually all the re-tall re-tall stores In town were destroyed. Vory few residences wore burned and thoro were no casualties. A rainstorm saved the balanco of the town, through wetting the bouses. The insurance in-surance companies will probably lose $350,000. Already proparatlbns are being be-ing made to rebuild. |