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

On 1/12/1908 the Rhodes Opera House in Boyertown, Pennsylvania fire killed 171 including a firefighter during a church-sponsored play in the 2nd-floor auditorium when a kerosene lamp was knocked over and extended to a stereoscopic machine fueled by gasoline. Actors hearing the … [Read more...]

On 1/12/1951 four Chicago, Illinois 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 … [Read more...]

On 1/11/1988 a five-alarm building fire involving several first-floor rooms trapped occupants on the floors above the fire around 8:19 p.m. on East 50th Street, Manhattan, New York. The fire killed four residents, injured nine, and resulted in 70 people being rescued. … [Read more...]

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

On 1/9/1912 the Equitable Building at 120 Broadway New York, New York was destroyed by a fire that claims the lives of a firefighter and six persons, slowing the business of the Stock Exchange and several banking houses. However, the contents of the huge vaults were not … [Read more...]

On 1/8/1901 twenty-seven children and three adults were killed, and twelve others were injured at the Corn Hill Orphanage in Rochester, New York. The fire was discovered at 1:10 a.m. and caused by a natural gas explosion in the boiler room in the west wing. On a bitterly cold … [Read more...]