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Dayton, OH Factory Fires, Oct 1909
Posted November 4th, 2009 by Stu Beitler
A $750,000 FIRE IN DAYTON DESTROYS SEVERAL LARGE PLANTS. read more »
Haverhill, MA City Fire, Feb 1882
Posted November 2nd, 2009 by Stu Beitler
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE. read more »
York Beach, ME House Fire, Mar 1944
Posted November 1st, 2009 by Stu Beitler7 CHILDREN IN ONE FAMILY DIE IN FIRE. read more »
Chelsea, MA Fire, Apr 1908
Posted October 29th, 2009 by gendisasters
On April 12, 1908, nearly half the city was destroyed in the First Great Chelsea Fire. In 1973, the Second Great Chelsea Fire burned 18 city blocks. read more »
Joplin, MO House Fire, Mar 1944
Posted October 28th, 2009 by Stu BeitlerTHREE DIE, 4TH IN SERIOUS CONDITION AS HOME BURNS.
Joplin, Mo. (AP) -- Three persons are dead and a fourth is expected to die as a result of a fire early Sunday at the OSCAR DUNCAN home. read more »
Troy, NY Covered Bridge Fire, July 1909
Posted October 28th, 2009 by Stu Beitler
FAMOUS BRIDGE GONE.
FLAMES DESTROYED LINK BETWEEN WATERFORD AND TROY.
IT HAD BEEN CONTINUOUSLY OPEN FOR TRAFFIC SINCE CONSTRUCTION IN 1803. read more »
Delhi, NY American Hotel Fire, Jan 1907
Posted October 28th, 2009 by Stu Beitler
THREE GUESTS DIE IN BURNING DELHI HOTEL.
OTHERS JUMP FROM THE WINDOWS IN THEIR NIGHT CLOTHES. read more »
Port Townsend, WA Hotel Delgardno Fire, Jan 1905
Posted October 21st, 2009 by Linda HortonOLD LANDMARK THE SCENE OF A BLAZE
Hotel Delgardno Gets Badly Scorched Sunday Morning. read more »
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