ELDERLY MINNORA WOMAN UNINJURED IN HOUSE FIRE - Blaze Does Extensive Damage To Dwelling |
(02/04/2001) |
Ninety-six-year-old Thelma Taylor was peeling potatoes Saturday
evening when fire
broke out in the second story of her Minnora residence along State
Route 16. She
escaped without injury. Neighbors were concerned her son Jim Taylor
was trapped on
the second floor, but firemen discovered he was at a nearby store.
![]() Taylor house from Route 16
![]() Fire started on second floor
96 year old woman escapes
Fireman battle blaze While the fire was quickly brought under control, firemen continued to douse the flames for nearly 45 minutes from the roof of the second story. No immediate cause for the blaze could be determined.
![]() Upper West Fork VFD responds
Fire was stubborn
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