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Show Fire Threatens Briggs Home Sparks from a chimney ignited the roof of the Laurence Br:--.' home about 12:30 p. m. Wednesday. An alarm was sounded at once and the fire department made a quick, run to the scene. The efficiency of the local department was once more j demonstrated hi the skillful way they handled the situation. Although Al-though it was necessary to use some water, the firemen crawled ihrousrh the hole after the names had been estir.gui.-hed and cleaned up the de-j bris caused by falling wet shtr.g'.es. ' etc.. and no trace of water leaked throutrh the coiling, a neat job and one much appreciated by the home 1 owners- A hole about 10 by 12 feet was burned in the roof. |