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1931 – Downtown fire in Marshfield, Wisconsin, killed 6 on 28 March. 1931 – Half of downtown Lillooet, British Columbia , Canada, was destroyed by fire. 1934 – Hakodate, Hokkaido , a household fire began on 21 March and spread to the surrounding areas including a local court, department store, school and hospital.
A previous great fire on April 7, 1849, in the St. Lawrence Market area, consumed several city blocks when the city was much smaller and many more structures were wooden. Call Box 12, which was used to sound the alarm, is the name for the volunteer canteen truck supporting Toronto Fire Services today. Toronto Fire Services Public Education ...
1904 – Great Fire of Toronto, April 19 fire that destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto, Canada. 1905 – Watson Street Lodging House fire in Glasgow, Scotland on November 19, killed 39. [5] 1908 – Rhoads Opera House fire, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, killed 170. [6] 1908 – Parker Building, New York City, January 10.
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The St. Louis Fire of 1849 was a devastating fire that occurred on May 17, 1849 and destroyed a significant part of St. Louis, Missouri and many of the steamboats using the Mississippi River and Missouri River. [1] Captain Thomas B. Targee was killed while trying to blast a fire break. [1] Targee Street was named for him.
A fire broke out at a chemical plant near St Louis, Missouri, on April 29, with evacuation orders issued for the surrounding area in Affton.Footage captured by Nancy Avouris shows huge billows of ...