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L a s V e g a s ,N e v a d a REVIEW - JOURNAL J u n e 1 6 , 1 9 4 7 Fire, striking the second time! within the last three weeks, at! a miscellaneous group of buildings 50 yards northwest of the intersection of South. Main »and West Charleston-; streets, today, finished its partially completed job of destruction. Owners of the ^buildings and those occupying them declared fth'at losses would run * between ?$1,500 and $2,000, partly covered by insurance. Flames were discovered at 1:35 p. m. by Paul Allen, employe of j Robert Kaltenborn, of the- Atlas [Storage company,, shooting from ;a partition in the rear of a ga- jrage and repair shop operated by Graham Brothers Construction company. | lie . turned in an ! alarm, gathered others tb drag out valuable hpavy truck repair machinery. The blaze. quickly spread tb to the M. O.- Pizer.Trucking company, wrecked several-hundred, dollars in parts. - Chief Case turned out a large; pumper and other equipment andi had the blaze under control within 15 minutes. Police put a road ^block dn South Main street. t The buildings are reported owned by Abe J. Schur. -The first fire, on May 29, caused a ! $29,000 loss.
