Uintah Basin Standard | 1965-07-01 | Page 1 | 2 Girls Injured in Home Fire at Altamont

2 girls injured in home fire at Altamont Tiny burned when their Altamont home were listed as The and Christine 18 daughters of and Del-mar Cook were burned They were taken to the Roosevelt Cindy suffered serious burns on her arms Christine suffered burns on her Cindy was later transferred to the Children's Primary Hospital in Salt Lake Doctors report that both are although some skin grafting will be necessary for At first the fire was thought to have been caused by the explosion of the The mother had fixed the fire just before she and Delmars mother went out to do the Later it was found that the doors were still intact so faulty wiring might have been the The two little girls had been put into the crib to play while Cook and Cook's went to do the The older woman looked out I of the barn to see smoke and both women ran to the the rushed Into the burning home and rescued the Cook's hair was singed by the heat as she grabbed the A neighbor took them to the None of the household furnishings or personal belongings were seeing the came to help but were too late to save The nearest neighbor lives about a half mile The fire started after 6 p.m. Cook had not returned from work when the fire