Show crystal salt co plant wiped out salt lake fire said to have started when a transformer blew out in the south end of 0 the structure completely wiped out the three story plant of the inland crystal salt company near saltair at 7 friday morning damage to the plant and the equipment equi Dment was estimated at by 1 I A clayton jr general manager of 0 the fhe company G AT stratton manager 0 of the plant first discovered the names flames shooting from the south end of the giant structure and immediately phoned the alarm to headquarters at salt lake recruiting help from families that live contiguous to the plant men women and children formed a bucket squad and attempted to halt the blaze their efforts proved futile and before the city equipment eq arrived the entire frame structure was ablaze the county fire department which had just completed placing the tire fire at bingham under control was called to the scene anil and both played water on the blazing structure but it had gained too much headway to be quenched three homes south of the plant were damaged to the extent of by the intense heat mr air clayton said that fifty men are employed e at the plant 11 and they will be put to work rebuilding the plant tile the outlay was completely covered by insurance su rance he stated |