Show MY TOWNS HE ONE VILLAGE IS ALMOST completely LEVELED AS FLAMES SPREAD forest blazes gain headway three maryland marylan I 1 counties also suffer historic army grounds are threatened lakewood N J tho the village ot at pleasant plains near here was threatened with destruction when a forest tire fire got out of control and destroyed twenty of the towns be seventy venty five homes all of 0 the available fire ire apparatus from nearby tone was rushed to the scene new york thirty homes and several er al barns in six suffolk county villages have been leveled to the ground by forest tires fires in the long island pine belt which raged all night and was still burning thursday over an area of at more than square miles F fighters were aided in checking the fire by a light rainfall wednesday night and further showers were expected to bring it under control residents of medford bohemia holtsville Holts ville selden and centereach Cente reach stayed up most of the tha night with baggage packed ready 0 to o flee it if the fire should spread in their direction baltimore md forest tires fires were burning in three counties ot of maryland the most serious blaze in anne arundel county is threatening his saunders range former national guard summer camp now used as a target range one range building has been destroyed and twenty others are in the path ot of flames cracking through scrub pine and underbrush the fifth ith regiment maryland national guard has been asked tor for aid |