Show agn T aws E ONE VILLAGE IS 18 ALMOST COM LEVELED AS FLAMES SPREAD forest blazes gain headway thre maryland maryla nd counties also suffer historic army grounds are ara threatened lakewood ikc lkc wood N J the village ot of pleasant plains near hero here w was as threatened with destruction when a forest fire got out of control and anad destroyed es troy ed twenty ot of tile towns seventy five homes all of the available aval lable fire apparatus front from nearby towa was rushed to the scene 1 new york thirty homes and say several barns in six suffolk county villages have been leveled to the ground by forest tires in tile tho long island pine alno belt which raged all night and was still burning thur day over ao an area of more than miles fighters aided lit in checking the tire fire by a light rainfall wednesday night and further showers wore were expected to bring it under control residents of SI Nl edford bohemia selden bolden Far minville and centereach Center Cente cach reach stayed up most ot of the tha night with baggage packed ready to flee it if the fire should spread in their direction |