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The town of Michel near Fernie, was destroyed by fire Monday week, as the result of a busli lire. The wind blew furiously and in less than four hours, 24 houses were reduced to ashes.Fifty families aro homeless. A few barely escapod with their lives. A groat many lost part or all of thoir furniture. The Crow’s Nest Pass Coal company’s loss will amount to nearly fifty thousand dollars. Ton C. P. R. cars were destroyed, with a loss of about ten thousand dollars. The C. P. U. station had a narrow escape and had tho wind turned to blow from the east tho other part of tho town would certainly have been swept away.
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Ferguson Lardeau Eagle
Ferguson, British Columbia, CA
Fri, Jun 20, 1902
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