Dynamite Storage Warehouse Explosion Kills Four Army Firefighters and Two Soldiers – Japonski Island, Sitka, Alaska – October 13, 1941 An explosion of a storage warehouse containing 21 tons of dynamite and ammunition rocked a military installation under construction on Japonski Island across the channel from Sitka, Alaska on October 13, 1941. The blast killed...Read More
High-Rise Apartment Fire Claims Life of Fire Captain – Houston, Texas – October 13, 2001 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2001-22 On October 13, 2001, Houston Fire Captain Jay Jahnke of Engine 2 died, and another fire officer was injured while fighting an apartment fire on the 5th floor of a 41-story high-rise condominium apartment...Read More
