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Show Delta Firemen Help Quench Fillmore Fire Fire at Fillmore early Monday left ruin In its wake when it demolished de-molished the Farmers Equipment company and damaged the adjoining adjoin-ing Awalon theatre to the south, and Fillmore Hotel, to the north. Total damage was estimated at $100,000. LaVoy Kimball owner of the equipment estimated damage to his pliant, including new arid used tractors and a new truck, at $90,000. About $5,000 damages each to the adjoining buildings was estimated, due largely from water and heat on the masonry. The fire was discovered shortly before 7 a.m., and gained headway head-way rapidly. Flames and smoke were billowing through the rooj and it was reported that the suc-t suc-t tion was so intense that no one "was able to enter the building for fear of being drawn into the blaze. I A barrel of oil in the building burst and added to the flames. Ammunition in stock was exploded and for a time it was thought the inferno would spread through the whole block. Delta Called The Delta Volunteer Fire Dept. was called to help light the fire, and within 40 minute arrived on the scene, with a crew of nine ; men, headed by Fire Chief, Reed Wood. Nephl was called also, but their j equipment was turned back at j Sciplo, as within an hour the fire was under control. The Delta department gave considerable con-siderable help, according to F. A." Bennett, Fillmore fire chief. Hundreds Hund-reds of townspeople were also on hand to help. Cause of the fire has not been ! determined yet, but is being invest j igated. When the roof of the burn-. ' ing building caved in, that helped i to smother the flames. : Fortunately for Fillmore there j was no wind that early morning. If there had been a breeze the i flames may have done much more damage. |