Show fire destroys alabama city 1 west brocton BI octon alai ala alre uncheck edby ed by feeble streams af ot waver wader from broken malna mains swept through west DI BIoc octoaf tori a central alabama mining town and anally finally burned itself Itsel Cout but at af 1 ter destroying all but a few ew remote dwellings dwellen bg the entire business section composed ot of some thirty civo business houses was destroyed within two hours after a gasoline ta tank in a pressing shop exploded scattering blazing sparks to neighboring store buildings the masonic temple the largest building ln in the town chuh chith also housa Jious cd athe the post postoffice office and a gr grocery 0 a sterei to re atvas was destroyed as was the west blocton savings bank and all local telephone and telegraph offices the flames then swept through the buildings that composed the rs remainder ot of the two block business district and pumped to a gasoline tank which ignited casting burning oil for many block and endangering neighboring mines u with ath flying sparks |