Fire burns 175 cars in salvage lot blaze Monday

  • BLAZE BURNS THROUGH SALVAGE LOT A fire destroyed 175 salvage cars in a fire northwest of Perryton on Monday evening. Four trucks from the Perryton Fire Department carrying 14 fire personnel battled the blaze. There were no injuries or deaths from the fire.
    BLAZE BURNS THROUGH SALVAGE LOT A fire destroyed 175 salvage cars in a fire northwest of Perryton on Monday evening. Four trucks from the Perryton Fire Department carrying 14 fire personnel battled the blaze. There were no injuries or deaths from the fire.

    A fire burned its way through a salvage car lot northwest of Perryton on Monday evening and eventually jumped the road.

    According to Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher, the fire took place two miles west of Perryton on FM 1267 at a salvage car lot run by Javier Mena and leased from Ida Medina.

    Four trucks from the Perryton Fire Department and 14 fire personnel were called out for the blaze at 8:50 p.m…