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The Weber County Chapter of the Red Cross began in December 1915 when a small group of individuals gathered to begin organizing a chapter of the Red Cross. In 1962, the name was changed to the Bonneville chapter, and in 1969, the chapter merged with other chapters in Northern Utah to become the Northern Utah Chapter, with its headquarters located in Ogden, Utah. The scrapbooks range from 1940 to 2003 and highlight some of the important work of the Red Cross. The books include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials. |
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Show Layton fire may be from arsonist By LORETTA PARK Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau LAYTON - Layton fire of¬ficials have ruled out acciden¬tal causes for a fire that roared through an apartment complex carport damaging six vehicles. Layton Fire Marshal Dean Hunt said the condition of the point of origin of the fire, is "suspicious." Hunt spent Thursday morning investigating the New Year's Day fire at a four-plex at 1285 E. Gordon Ave. that engulfed a carport, did about $28,000 worth of damage to six vehicles, $25,000 damage to the apart- See FIRE/8A 8A Friday, January 3,2003 Fire From 1A ment complex and $10,000 worth of damage to the con¬tents inside the complex. Flames were shooting 20 to 25 feet in the air when four engines and 25 firefighters arrived at the scene at 5:45 a.m., said Assistant Fire Chief Scott Adams. It took firefight¬ers about a half hour to put out the fire, but firefighters stayed at the complex until noon to make sure all of it was out. Five of the six cars were under the carport, while the other was parked nearby. "Our fire crews did an ex¬cellent job in getting the fire out so it did not destroy the building or the adjacent building," Adams said. It appears that the fire started in one of the vehicles and then quickly spread to the others, Adams said. Occupants in three of the apartments were home when the fire occurred, but no one was injured. Adams said all of them are staying with friends or family. Lori Ivans, public relations manager for the American Red Cross of Northern Utah, said the chapter is providing services to several of the families affected by the fire. Firefighters barely got a rest, though, on New Year's Day before being called out to a bedroom fire started by a juvenile playing with matches, Adams said. Three engines and 16 fire¬fighters were dispatched at 4:25 p.m. to 915 S. 300 East. The juvenile allegedly admit¬ted to firefighters he had ac¬cidentally started the fire. The house received about $10,000 worth of damage, and the family was able to stay in the home, Adams said. TRAIN-AUTO CRASH KILLS SPRINGS MAN Royal R. Lucke Is Victim Of Accident Near Granada. Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 26— (A. P.)—Royal R. Lucke of Colo¬rado Springs, employed by the reconstruction finance corporation at the Granada relocation camp, was killed when his automobile was struck by a train near Granada early Saturday. Lucke is survived by his widow, Mrs. Audrey Lucke, and a daughter, Lynne, both of Colorado Springs. Lucke drove his car into the side of the engine of California-bound passenger train No. 3, it was stated in a report filed with W. H. Biddall, chief clerk in the office of J. E. Lester, Santa Fe division superin-tendent. The impact was on the engine's rear trailer truck. M. E. Borden of La Junta was engineer of the train. BE CAREFUL! PREVENT ACCIDENTS I |
