50 Years Ago from the files of The Fayette County Road
Feb. 15-18, 1972
Quick work by a neighbor and the La Grange Fire Department averted what could have been a disastrous fire at the Walter Foyt home about a mile north of Ellinger on Sunday morning. A faulty hose on a space heater in the living room caused butane gas to escape. When it came into contact with the pilot light on a hot water heater in the bathroom, a blowtorch-like fire erupted…