1/19/2017 a high-rise building fire in Tehran collapsed, killed at least thirty firefighters and injured seventy-five others. The Plasco building, a historic structure in central Tehran just north of the capital went down in a matter of seconds. Firefighters battled the blaze for … [Read more...]

1/18/1856 a Fall River, MA firefighter died while firefighters “were fighting a fire that destroyed a furniture and stove store, a man in a horse-drawn sleigh approached the scene. Suddenly, the horse reared up and ran into a crowd. He was run over in the uproar and critically … [Read more...]

1/17/1922 a Bloomington, IL firefighter “died from injuries he sustained after he had fallen from an icy roof during a fire call.” 1/17/1962 a Chicago, IL firefighter died while trying to rescue three small children from a burning apartment building at 1418 South Trumball. … [Read more...]

1/16/1967 the McCormack Place hall in Chicago, IL was destroyed by a fire and a security guard killed during the National Housewares Manufacturers Association Exhibit. “McCormick Place was the largest convention center in North America consisting of four interconnected buildings … [Read more...]

1/15/1919 the Boston (MA) Molasses Disaster or Great Molasses Flood killed twenty-one and injured 150 when a large a wave of molasses over 8’ tall rushed through the streets at 35 mph after a 2,300,000 gallons storage tank burst in the North End neighborhood at the Purity … [Read more...]

1/14/1879 a Manhattan, New York (FDNY) firefighter was killed when he was caught under a collapsing wall while operating at a fire. 1/14/1880 six firefighters were injured in a three-story frame building fire in Brooklyn, New York. 1/14/1884 a Cleveland, OH firefighter … [Read more...]

1/13/1818 a Southwark Hose Company, Philadelphia, PA firefighter “died in the performance of his duties.” 1/13/1897 a Detroit, MI firefighter died from the injuries he sustained after being electrocuted. 1/13/1914 a Sandusky, OH firefighter was killed while fighting a … [Read more...]

1/12/1951 “four Chicago, IL firefighters were fatally injured in an explosion and subsequent structural collapse while fighting a fire in a four-story office and warehouse building at 320 North LaSalle Street. Seven other firefighters and two civilians were injured by the blast. … [Read more...]

1/11/1911 a Bronx, New York (FDNY) firefighter while operating at a single-alarm fire, was killed when he fell five floors, hitting clotheslines on the way down. 1/11/1916 a three alarm fire in the State Street Methodist Church on State and Sixth Streets in Camden, New Jersey … [Read more...]

1/10/1883 Milwaukee, WI the Newhall House fire claims the lives of seventy-one of the 300 residences of the six-story wood frame hotel around 4:00 a.m. The original home of the Milwaukee Chess Club was located on the northwest corner of Main (now Broadway) and Michigan Streets. … [Read more...]