On 6/8/1998 in Haysville, Kansas (five miles south of Wichita) at approximately 9:20 a.m. a series of explosions occurred at the DeBruce Grain elevator facility (one of the largest in the world) that killed seven and injured ten employees. The facility had two-hundred-forty-six, … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/7
On 6/7/1932 the Ellington Apartments “fire killed thirteen and nearly two-score others were burned or injured in an explosion and fire which raged through the six-story building in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The explosion of unknown origin occurred at 12:30 at East Ninth and … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/6
On 6/6/1889 the Great Seattle Fire destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle, Washington. The conflagration lasted for less than a day, burning through the afternoon and into the night, and occurred during the same summer as fires that destroyed large sections of … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/5
On 6/5/1946 sixty-one people died and over 200 were injured at the LaSalle Hotel, located at the intersection of LaSalle and Madison Streets in downtown Chicago, Illinois as fire swept through the 22-story, 1,000 room, “largest, safest and most modern hotel west of New York City” … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/4
On 6/4/1904 fifteen people were killed and six injured in a fire after an explosion occurred in the eleven-story Corning Distillery (Mammoth Distillery) whiskey warehouse in Peoria, Illinois. “The fire spread quickly to nearby cattle pens in the stockyards. Fifteen lives were … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/3
On 6/3/1999 at 6:55 p.m., FDNY Ladder 173 and Engine 331 received a phone alarm for a fire at 150-28 127th Street in Howard Beach, Queens, New York. “Upon entering the block, Engine 331 transmitted a 10-75 for a fire in a 20- x 40-foot, one-story private dwelling with a heavy … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/2
On 6/2/1992 at approximately 2:15 a.m. fire in an adult foster care facility in Detroit, Michigan killed ten occupants of the sixteen predominantly elderly individuals that lived in the facility with one night supervisor. The renovated three-story two-family dwelling had been … [Read more...]