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Show New Fire Equipment Saves Property Firemen were able to materially reduce the fire loss at the Frank Edwards home Saturday with the new one and a half inch water hose and Siamese nozzle recently installed install-ed as part of the department equipment. equip-ment. The fire had gained con-siberable con-siberable headway in the roof and atic but with the light equipment the firemen had water on the blaze in a very short time and confined the less to some $25.00. No water damage dam-age was caused at all to the plaster and ceeling although the water had to be used on the roof. Chief Pratt reports that the equipment proved very valuable in saving time in getting, onto the fire and preventing the usual water damage. |