SMOKE FILLS AUTO COMPARTMENT - Fire Totals Milo Vehicle

(07/26/2001)

Denny Knight was going to work at Monarch Rubber Company at 5 a.m. today when he smelled smoke. "I came to a stop when it started coming into the car," he said. "But when I opened the door, flames came from under the dash." Knight drove the car into a ditch and went to call 911.

The Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of the Milo-Beech Road off Route 16. The 1990 Chevy was a total loss on arrival, according to department officer Debbie Metheney.