7/28/2011 a standpipe failure led to the death of a firefighter and injured nine others at the Biltmore Center, 445 Biltmore Avenue in Asheville NC. A six-floor (80’ tall) non-combustible office building which had passed a required inspection in April and passed several post-fire … [Read more...]

7/27/1870 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter “died as a result of injuries sustained the previous day, when he and several other firefighters were caught under a collapsing wall while operating at a major fire that destroyed two sugar refineries. Three firefighters were killed … [Read more...]

7/26/1860 a Manhattan, New York firefighter “died from the injuries he sustained while operating at a basement fire.” 7/26/1870 three firefighters died in Philadelphia, PA when a wall collapsed at a sugar refinery fire. “The sugar refinery of Messrs, Newhall, Borie & … [Read more...]

7/25/1877 an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada firefighter died from injuries he received on June 24, 1877, after “a fire broke out in the lumberyard of the E. B. Eddy Mill, which is still located across the river from Ottawa in Hull. A bucket brigade was formed at first, but the fire … [Read more...]

7/24/1931 the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for Aged six-alarm fire killed forty-eight of the 250 occupants in Pittsburgh, PA. Most who died were aged and infirmed patients of the home located on the corner of South Aiken and Penn Avenues, in the East End District. The fire … [Read more...]

7/23/1984 the Union Oil refinery fire killed seventeen, including ten members of the fire brigade, in Romeoville, IL. “Around 6:00 p.m. a refinery worker noticed vapors escaping from a hairline crack in a high-pressure, 55-foot tower filled with gas and tried to shut down the … [Read more...]

7/22/1913 the Binghamton Clothing Company factory fire killed thirty-one, many trapped on the fourth floor, in Binghamton, NY. Workers, mostly women, initially refused to take the fire alarm seriously. About an hour after lunch, 111 people working in the four-story, brick factory … [Read more...]

7/21/1887 a Buffalo, NY firefighter died while fighting a fire at Box 232, Main and Goodell for the Ziegele Brewery at Washington and Virginia. “Engine 6 responded on the multiple Alarm as the blaze grew quickly. Firefighters bravely battled the flames as they threatened many … [Read more...]

7/20/1899 a Denver, Colorado firefighter “succumbed to injuries sustained while operating at the Western Chemical Company fire on June 18, 1899, at South Seventh and Bayaud. The fire started just before 6:00 p.m., billowing thick brown smoke from a storeroom. The storeroom … [Read more...]

7/19/1845 a Manhattan, New York firefighter died at “an early-morning blaze, which started in a sperm oil store, rapidly spread down New Street and across Exchange Place to Broad Street. When the fire reached a large warehouse, which contained a large quantity of saltpeter, it … [Read more...]