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The Hotel Roosevelt fire on December 29, 1963, [1] was the worst fire that Jacksonville, Florida, had seen since the Great Fire of 1901, [2] and it contributed to the worst one-day death toll in the city's history: 22 people died, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Sep. 27—Las Palmas Mexican Cuisine, a downtown Jacksonville staple for nearly two decades, caught fire early Tuesday, but crews were able to extinguish the flames coming from the attic before ...
After a fire, Junior's plans to rebuild its North Jacksonville seafood and sandwich restaurants. Elsewhere, Dreamette plans to add 2 ice cream shops.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Jacksonville, Florida, as well as all unincorporated areas of Duval County. According to a list of the thirty largest fire departments in the United States, based on staff size, JFRD is number eighteen.
The 2023 Florida wildfire season was series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Florida. As of December 3, there were a total of 2,656 wildfires, burning 101,188 acres (158.106 sq mi) across the state.
Black pastors in Jacksonville, Florida are imploring their community to help bring gun violence to an end. There have been The post Florida pastors call for 30-day cease fire in Jacksonville amid ...
The fire destroyed the business district and rendered 10,000 residents homeless in the course of eight hours. Florida Governor William S. Jennings declared a state of martial law in Jacksonville and dispatched several state militia units to help. Reconstruction started immediately, and the city was returned to civil authority on May 17.
The Great Fire of 1901 was a conflagration that occurred in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 3, 1901. It was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the third largest urban fire in the U.S., next to the Great Chicago Fire , and the 1906 San Francisco fire .