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Bruce Oakland Warehouse Burns

Reopens in Temporary Quarters

_ A roaring four-alarm fire early on Saturday, July 22, destroyed the Oakland, California warehouse of E. L. Bruce Company. It has been reported that the damage to stores and equipment is in excess of $600,000.

The fire, which was fought by 60 firemen, apparently started in the office of the firm at the West 12th Street end of the warehouse and spread rapidly into stacks of lumber.

The city-block-long warehouse and its contents was a total loss.

Two small warehouses fronting on East 14th Street were saved.

Stan Eznekier, head of Bruce's West Coast Division, advises that temporary headquarters were opened the following Monday morning in a warehouse just across the street -4635 East 12th Street.

Two nearby "good neighbors"-Eureka Mill & Lumber and Bay City Lumber Company-each loaned trucks to help out in salvage and clearence work. -: ""1

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