St. Elizabeth’s Catholic School Fire
On Saturday, January 12, 1963, at 8:27pm, the Fire Alarm Room received signals from Box 146 at 23rd & Berks St. The area [...]
On Saturday, January 12, 1963, at 8:27pm, the Fire Alarm Room received signals from Box 146 at 23rd & Berks St. The area [...]
On October 20, 1873 the former National Hall, on Market Street above 12th Street, held its inaugural performance in the newly renovated and [...]
October 10, 1965 - A Platoon Sykes & Scholtz Lumber Inc. 3 alarms on Box 4287 Clarissa & Butler Streets extra alarm number [...]
The Philadelphia Bureau of Fire battled one of the toughest fires in its history on June 21, 1939. Engine 50 found heavy smoke [...]
The evening of Thursday, February 26, 1920, was bitter cold with temperatures in the teens and a howling wind. Over two hundred diners [...]
Shortly after 9:00 PM on Wednesday December 21, 1910 a passerby discovered a fire in the basement of the building occupied by the [...]
Monday March 27, 1972 – B Platoon Six alarms at the vacant Cabrini Shoe Factory 2110 E. Wishart Street Local Alarm at 1524 [...]
Monday, April 10, 1972 - A Platoon Sidewater Box Company 1835-37 N. 20th Street Box 7682 @ 1206 hours, Fire Under Control @ [...]
Box 7818, 18th and Master at 2006 hours. Fire under control by order of Car 1 at 2224 hours. New Deal Lumber consisted [...]
Wednesday, February 16, 1977 - C Platoon. Box 1744, Vandalia and Tasker Streets at 0854 hours - 7th alarm at 1040 hours - [...]
Sunday, July 29, 1979 - D Platoon, 7 alarms on Box 637, John Bromley Mill Complex - 4 and 5 story brick that [...]
Thursday, August 14, 1975 - C Platoon - 7 alarms on Box 1894, 129-69 W. Allegheny Avenue, 6 story vacant building. This was [...]