7/18/2001 the Howard Street Tunnel fire (also known as the Baltimore Freight Rail Crash) started after a 60-car CSX Transportation freight train derailment in a freight through-route tunnel under Howard Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The train consisted of 60 cars. Car numbers 46 … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 7/17
7/17/1981 the Kansas City Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse killed 114 and injured over 200 after 2,000 people had gathered in the multistory atrium to watch a dance contest. The suspended concrete walkways on the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th floor were packed. A flawed design change doubled … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 7/16
7/16/1884 a Toronto, Ontario, Canada firefighter died at “an alarm that was received around 10:30 p.m. from the T. Hall’s grocery store on Parliament and Sydenham Streets. Companies from the Eastern Section of Toronto responded at that time. Upon arrive, they found a fire in the … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 7/15
7/15/1904 a Chicago, IL firefighter “died in the line of duty while fighting a 4-11 alarm fire in a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad grain elevator located at 87th Street and Ontario Avenue. The fire started when dust exploded inside the grain elevator, and the flames spread to more … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 7/14
7/14/1874 the Second Great Fire Chicago, IL was reported around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. “It was raised near the corner of Clark and 12th Street (Roosevelt Road), just a few blocks south of the downtown business district. A fire had broken out, inauspiciously beginning the same way … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 7/13
7/13/1958 an Anne Arundel County, MD firefighter “collapsed while fighting a fire. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.” 7/13/1980 two Adell, WI firefighters died in “an explosion that occurred after firefighters had put out what appeared to be "a routine shed … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 7/12
7/12/1885 three Albany, New York firefighters died “while operating at a general-alarm fire in a piano factory, they were killed when they were caught under a collapsing wall.” 7/12/1919 six Philadelphia, PA. firefighters died in an “extremely smoky fire, involving burlap bags … [Read more...]