Cortez Journal

Rural dwelling destroyed

April 19, 2001

FIREFIGHTERS FROM the Pleasant View Fire Department, assisted by the Lewis-Arriola Fire Department, extinguish hot spots in the remains of a small house near the main dwelling at the intersection of U.S. Highway 666 and Road 17 late Wednesday morning. A faulty heater sparked the blaze, according to Montezuma County Sheriff’s Deputy Hugh Richards. None of the three persons who lived in the home were in it at the time and no one was injured. However, the structure and the belongings inside were destroyed. Ten firefighters from Pleasant View and four from Lewis-Arriola battled the blaze, said Pleasant View Fire Chief Jeff Yoder, who said the home was "fully engulfed" when he arrived.

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