On 1/14/2022 a fire “erupted at a Qualco plant in Passaic, New Jersey, and the roof and walls of the main structure went up in flames. Part of the building where the fire originated later collapsed in on itself. The building was mostly vacant at the time and was being used to … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/13
On 1/13/1908 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...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/12
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...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/11
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...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/10
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...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/9
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 civilians, slowing the business of the Stock Exchange and several banking houses. However, the contents of the huge vaults were not … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/8
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 was caused by a natural gas explosion in the boiler room in the west wing. On a bitterly cold … [Read more...]