Uintah Basin Standard | 1962-04-12 | Page 1 | T. E. Atkin Home Hit by Fire

T. E. Atkin home hit by fire Two home-fires in Roosevelt City and adjacent area the past week could remind the people living in the area that the talk and advice about of a REAL CLEAN-UP is a timely and much needed LAST SATURDAY tho Roosevelt City Volunteer Fire Department answered a call to North Myton Bench where the Orvill W. Whiteheads reported a fire in the roof of their farm Lucky for the Whiteheads an alert member of the family discovered the blaze almost as soon as it had start and by the lime the firemen and equipment had they had the fire put out Only slight damage is reported to the Thomas E. who resides on West Lagoon was not so lucky Monday when a fire of undetermined origin partially destroyed his home causing an estimated damage of According to Rae department the fire started in a small attached room used as a trailer house and storage Before the fire wras discovered and the alarm turned flames had consumed the greater portion of the Southwest portion of the Smoke and water added damage to the front of the modest home where and Atkin DON'T WANT to be positive in establishing cause of the Atkin but it could easily have started from spontaneous combustion in the stor-See ATKIN page 8 Atkin Home r continued from page age room where an assortment of stuff had We would to suggest other people who have an accumulation of combustible items to take extra precautions in this Chief Scholes stated to the as he support of the Fix-Up that starts next Monday in THE ATKIN home was not covered by insurance and is listed as almost a complete