The garbage caught fire and became a ball of fire that exploded in "volcanic violence".[20]. A fire broke out on November 26, 1978, at the Holiday Inn-Northwest in the Town of Greece, near Rochester, New York, and killed 10 people. Two other buildings caught fire, the fire department said. [83] A resident of the hotel, Russell William Conklin, was convicted of arson and manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison;[84] he served 12 years before being released in 1997. The El Paso Fire Marshal's Office is still investigating the cause of Friday's stunning fire which gutted the vacant, 116-year-old De Soto Hotel building in the heart of Downtown . -- A fire apparently caused by a careless smoker destroyed a downtown hotel used as a rooming house for disaster. [1] The Winecoff Hotel fire of December 7, 1946, in Atlanta, Georgia, which claimed 119 lives, is the deadliest hotel fire disaster in the history of the United States.[2]. Guests were warned not to jump by a county patrol officer, who drove on the sidewalk and used his microphone to broadcast; "Don't jump. Cook, prospector. [1] The fire started in the two-level conference center of the hotel, adjacent to the four-story, 365-room hotel tower. 1943 The Meadows Hotel and Casino, built in 1931, burned down when the Las Vegas Fire Department ignored the alarm, because the Meadows was outside the city limits, east of Fremont Street and Charleston Boulevard. Firefighters quickly doused the flames, and no one was injured. He was already burnt and his clothing in flames, yet when he heard that cry for help he never hesitated, but met and faced an awful death. Loggers, homesteaders and campers started some of the blazes accidentally. Homicide detectives questioned him the next day. "I never believed it was an accident," Lee said. Contact reporter Brian Haynes at bhaynes@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0281. On July 4, 1984, an arson fire set at a low-rent rooming house in Beverly, Massachusetts killed 15 people. The worst fire in Rutland City s history broke out 40 years ago this month at a former four-story hotel, leaving a hole that has yet to be filled in the Burned into memory Historic and deadly Vermont hotel fire is remembered four decades later | News | rutlandherald.com Skip to main content You have permission to edit this article. Initially the police did not consider the fire suspicious, but was officially ruled arson after an expert fire investigator brought in from New York City discovered that an uncommon and highly flammable chemical had been used to ignite it. [53] He was released on April 2, 2013 after his conviction was called into question. A MASSIVE fire erupted at a high-rise Dublin hotel sending burning debris raining onto the street as guests ran screaming overnight. The hotel, built of brick veneer in 1892, and one of Vernons oldest buildings at the time, sat on the northwest corner of Barnard Avenue and Vance Street (where the former Woolworths-Liquidation World building is today, 30th Avenue and 33rd Street), the fire breaking out at 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1909. [46] Crews from 25 communities fought the blaze, which was not put out until 2:48 p.m. on May 10. Husband supported the idea of a memorial immediately after the fire, and at its dedication in December, gave a most eloquent speech about Hickling, as reported in the Vernon News. The fire started on the sixth floor and spread rapidly through the hallways and staircases, trapping more than 60 people,[52] but most escaped through windows. At least 20 people were killed, half of them children, and almost 60 were injured when fire swept through a central Paris hotel before dawn today. We're fortunate to live in a community that sees only occasional four- or five-alarm fires, requiring help from multiple communities. The 211-room four-story hotel had been constructed of brick with a wooden interior, and the fire spread rapidly, trapping many of the hotel's 215 guests inside their rooms and forcing them to escape via fire ladders or life nets. Panic set in as flames climbed into the night sky, rekindling memories of the deadly MGM Grand hotel fire less than three months earlier. National TV networks gave live coverage of the fire and the rescue operations undertaken by Puerto Rican firefighters, using helicopter services and rescuing people from the roof of the hotel. "You set a fire in a crowded hotel what do you expect?". She was voted librarian at the school for . A plaque was erected at the scene as a memorial to the dead and the survivors, and to the fire-fighters who, with limited resources, tackled the fire and its consequences.[34]. Sunday, Dec. 10, marks the 40th anniversary of the Wenonah Hotel fire, the deadliest fire in Bay County history, claiming the lives of 10 people and injuring dozens of others. Clines roommate had warned him not to smoke it all at once advice he ignored. [1] The fire started at 1:17am and spread rapidly; the flames were reported to be very intense and many bodies were burned beyond recognition. [42] By 9:30am the fire had been suppressed, and approximately 475 people were successfully rescued, including four from the roof. . [16] The hotel was rebuilt in 1938 and not included in the Hotel Row District. Retired Las Vegas police homicide Detective Chuck Lee, who got Clines confession during a polygraph test, always believed Cline intentionally set the deadly fire, perhaps as part of a homosexual encounter in that eighth-floor elevator lobby. [15] The fire broke out in the basement and shortly afterwards a bellhop heard a kitchen boy yell, "O Lawdy, fire". "I didnt want to face the truth. Drone video captures fire at historic Nantucket hotel. At 2:00a.m., when the night manager came out of his office room to check a commotion in the hall, he discovered an already large fire that singed him badly. They had taken a Land Rover out that day to map in another locality. After a day of recovering the dead, firefighters found 20 residents dead in their beds from smoke inhalation. [3] [4] The building, at 4th Avenue and Church Street, was one of the city's most famous structures until a fire severely damaged . No arrests were made in this case. Cleaning supplies and paper products were stored in a closet near the fire's point of origin. "But we gave him no parole because after MGM he should have known how disastrous hotel fires could be.". Workers who did not have proper welding permits accidentally sparked the fire with molten metal from a hand-held cutting torch, according to Clark County Fire Department inspectors. [1] The fire was fueled by a natural gas leak at the hotel,[60] which caused an explosion that blew out the windows of the hotel and shattered glass as far as nine blocks away. The fire at the hotel in Windsor broke out at the front of the building at about 15:35 BST on Sunday. According to Chief Steve Diener of the Intercourse Fire. 2. Eight people were dead. Mar 25, 2011. iStock / iStock. "He got it, but not in the right way.". The Hilton would eventually pay $16.5 million of a $22.8 million settlement to end a federal court lawsuit filed by fire victims naming the hotel and various companies responsible for its construction and furnishings. "Why did I mess with that stuff that I shouldnt have?" [44] However, several victims died of asphyxiation from the heavy wood smoke. Thats what still bothers him three decades later. It was the worst single-day death toll in Jacksonville's history; even the Great Fire of 1901 had fewer fatalities. [65] Frederick Weiler Blady, a 36-year-old drifter from New Jersey, was arrested and charged with arson in connection with this fire and with a previous fire at the same hotel on October 5, 1978. Two firefighters were taken to hospitals for suspected heat exhaustion, and another was transported for a back injury, the report said. More than half of the occupants of the hotel died in the fire; only 25 guests were reported to have been registered at the time. Hotel staff and fire crews evacuated 110 people in an early morning fire at Amishview Inn and Suites Hotel in Lancaster County. [81] The fire was caused by a smoldering cigarette that had been dropped on a chair in a room on the fourth floor.[82]. Traffic was blocked off for blocks around since the walls were also in danger of collapsing. [1][47][48] It was said to be the worst arson fire in Seattle. I can speak no fitting words in extolment of such a deed as this. It was the worst fire in that city since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, killing 22 and injuring 27. The city and fire department were cleared of liability in nearly 40 lawsuits, which were seeking $10 million in damages related to the fire. That night, 170 people perished trying to escape a fire that started from a kerosene lamp that fell over, a death toll that exceeds the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that occurred in New York City three years later. The fire ignited from a spark from a welder's torch during the installation of an air conditioning unit. [10], On May 16, 1938,[14] a fire broke out in the Terminal Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, killing 35 people, although some sources claim the death toll was either 27 or 34. Fire broke out in the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on New Year's Eve 1986, killing 98 people[1] and injuring 140. [29] While a significant number died from the flames, a greater number of deaths were caused by suffocation from the smoke. [37], On November 18, 1963, a fire broke out in the Surfside Hotel convalescent home[39] in Atlantic City, New Jersey, killing 25 people, mostly elderly Jews. "I was thinking, you know, all the stuff I had done prior stealing cars, stealing money was all coming back on me. It was 110 years ago Saturday that Laurence Archibald (Archie) Hickling, a common man, as described in the Vernon News, was one of 11 men who died in a fire at the Okanagan Hotel. [56], At about 2:30am on August 25, 1974, a fire broke out in the Washington House Hotel at the corner of Fairfax and Washington Streets in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, killing 12 people[1] and spreading from the brick building to seven adjoining buildings. [11], The former Hotel Roosevelt, located on Adams Street in downtown, is still standing. Thats the one thing I want to get across.". Helicopters plucked people from the rooftop. On September 7, 1943, a fire broke out in the Gulf Hotel in downtown Houston, Texas, killing 55 people. [48][49][50], The arsonists were never caught, despite a large police inquiry. As he watched the horror unfold, Cline thought to himself that he had it coming. Im responsible for that," he said. Because of the two incidents, there was a major reformation of state fire safety guidelines and codes. [1] The fire started around 11:30pm in a closet near the cocktail lounge on the ground floor and destroyed the four-story section of the building, which was built in 1891. Aug. 25, 1964 A fire that started on the roof of the Sahara hotel-casino sent gamblers out into the street and caused an estimated $1 million in damage before firefighters put out the blaze. He has considered reaching out to the victims relatives. [1] 12 people died in the hotel, which was opened in 1980. Its interesting to note different spellings of Gannett/Jarrett and McKay/Mackey on the monument and headstone. Snows melted early and the spring rains never came. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. [28] According to the Chicago Fire Department the fire started either in the walls or in the ceiling at around 12:15am, but they were not notified until 12:35am. MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WPRI) Firefighters made quick work of a fire that broke out inside a Middletown hotel Friday afternoon. At the time, the Hotel Roosevelt was one of two luxury hotels in the city's downtown, with many restaurants and businesses on its ground floor, including a ballroom and a barber shop. [34][35], Guests at the hotel included teenagers attending a Tri-Y Youth Conference organized by the YMCA in the city, Christmas shoppers, and people in town to see the film Song of the South. Firefighters rescued some people from the. Cameron House has been ordered to pay 500,000 after admitting to breaches of. In January 1966, a fire broke out in the Hotel Carleton in St. Paul, Minnesota, killing 11 people. [1] 26 were injured, 8 of them critically. The ruling by Circuit Judge Marion Gooding, left Hotel Roosevelt Inc and the fire insurer U.S. Fidelity and Guarantee Co. as the targets for damage claims in the fire, and not the city and the insurance company. Arson was suspected; there had been two other fires at the building in the previous two months. Now investigators are looking into violations of those standards in Oakland, California, where 36 people perished at a Dec. 2 concert inside the "Ghost Ship" warehouse. [52] Of the 28 who died, 16 died of carbon monoxide poisoning, 7 from burns and 1 from smoke inhalation. Cline banged on room doors to warn guests before heading downstairs to his work area. The fire was mostly extinguished at about 8 p.m. Saturday more than 14 hours after it began. Hickling rescued three people before perishing in the blaze. Only he knows his intentions," Lee said. [12] The building was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in February 1991. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY 4/15/2022. He was trying to be a hero.". At one point the aerial ladder of one company's truck, which was more than 25 years old, froze barely a dozen feet in the air. It was the first hotel in Las Vegas where black entertainers who performed on the Strip could stay. The fire consumed 4 large buildings and required over 700 firefighters operating 110 apparatus to put out. 4 min read. Honour his memory.. Dana Fuller, 25, and Terry Brown, 21, had gone into the burning apartment building in downtown Bellows Falls to find the trapped residents in the rundown hotel. [48] The fire quickly engulfed the two staircases and the lobby that separated them. It was described as one of the worst such fires of the century. Smoke rises after a fire broke out at the Monte Carlo hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. By June, the woods were on fire in a hundred different places. "The actions of the citizens and the Captain saved lives," the report said. At the time, it was the third fire that the hotel suffered in several weeks, but fire investigators did not connect the trio of blazes. Seventy-five years ago this month the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history killed more than 100 people in downtown Atlanta. [18] One man, James Brown, pushed his wife Mabel out of the window when she refused to jump; she was killed but he survived. It spread through two stairways and all the halls, killing 20 people (14 men and six women) and seriously injuring 10 others in a time span of 63 minutes until firefighters extinguished it. [11] It is regarded by the Lansing Fire Department as the worst fire disaster in Lansing's history. His former client never helped himself, either. [1] As of 2021[update] it remained the worst hotel fire in United States history; it prompted many changes in building codes across the nation. Fred Ball, 45, and John Antwan Caver, 29, were arrested on arson charges. After the emotional interview, the prison guards looked at each other and made a note to put Cline on suicide watch the rest of the day, and again on Thursday the anniversary of the fire. [8][9], On December 11, 1934, shortly before 5:30 am, a fire broke out in the Kerns Hotel in Lansing, Michigan. Rome teenagers Billy Walden, Charles Keith, James 'Buzz' Slatton and Lamar Brown were among 119 victims of a fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta on Dec. 7 of 1946. The paper reported an "appalling story of neglect, falsehood, manipulation and concealing of truth that preceded the tragedy. 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.[3][4]. 2005 A three-alarm fire at the Aztec Inn, just north of Sahara Avenue on the Strip, forced the evacuation of the casino and caused an estimated $200,000 in damages but no injuries. Jurors in the criminal case werent swayed by Kellys argument about the hotel being responsible, because the building was up to the current fire codes, the jury foreman said. [21][22] On August 3, 1944, George Holman, a 47-year old cafe proprietor, was found guilty in San Francisco of 22 counts of murder in the first degree for setting the fire. But she saw no sign of fire until after she returned to her room with the ice, said Kelley, who had watched the flames crawl up the Hilton while he was working at McCarran International Airport. (Roger Knox - Black Press), Monument to Archie Hicklings bravery and memory on Aug. 10, 1909 erected in Vernon Park. [71][72], On July 31, 1979, a fire broke out in the Holiday Inn in Cambridge, Ohio, killing 10 people and injuring 82. Lucy sent its first signal to Earth from its own antenna to NASA's Deep Space Network at 6:40 a.m. At 2:30 a.m. on March 20, 1970, an arsonist sets a fire that sweeps up two stairways of the wooden five-story 60-room Ozark Hotel at Westlake Avenue and Lenora Street in Seattle. [16] The fire spread quickly, choking off fire escapes and stairs just a few seconds after it caught. 0:32. People staying Legoland's hotel had to be guided to safety after a fire. In addition, a staff member repeatedly reset the alarm system, preventing transmission of information about the fire to the Fire Department,[79][80] and a poorly closing door allowed smoke to spread. [8] A woman died after attempting to climb to safety from her 11th floor room, but slipped while on the makeshift bedsheets rope she had made. They described "all of the buildings" involved in the fire as being "total losses. Several other state legislators were injured, but survived. It can be found on YouTube. The Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, California, is not famous because of its near 100-year history or its beautiful Beaux-Arts lobby, but rather because it has been the scene of tragedies and deaths many times over. (Vernon and District Family History Society - photo). [69] The fire was reported to the fire department at 2:38am by Harold Phillips, an off-duty firefighter who was passing by. Times-Tribune Archives. (Roger Knox - Morning Star), The final resting place and headstone in Vernons Pleasant Valley Cemetery of Okanagan Hotel bartender Julius Fuerst. At the end of each year, the Hotel Roosevelt hosted hundreds of travelers who came to attend the Gator Bowl. The club, which returned to its original name in 1939, has overnight lodging for 73 on the upper floors. On January 28, 1978, a fire broke out in the six-story Coates House Hotel at 1005 Broadway in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, killing 20 people and injuring at least six. "A lot of people, I think they think I did it on purpose, and it wasnt done on purpose," he said. One man was never identified. [14], The Hotel Roosevelt (in the foreground), in a 2001, Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:02, "Jacksonville, FL Hotel Roosevelt Fire, Dec 1963", "Roosevelt Hotel Fire: 22 people died in blaze, but heroes prevented that total from being even higher", "21 Perish In Hotel Fire In Jacksonville", "Florida Hotel Fire Damage Expected to Be Tremendous", "Basketball Team Rescued From Florida Hotel Fire", "50 years ago: Judge absolves city of liability in deadly Roosevelt Hotel fire | Jax Daily Record | Financial News & Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida", "A Walking Tour of Jacksonville, Florida", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hotel_Roosevelt_fire&oldid=1141392226, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:02. [33], On December 7, 1946, a fire broke out in the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, killing 119 people. "Hes in the place he needs to be," said Zeller, who now works in the Hilton accounting department. The fire started in the ballroom's ceiling. The hotel was erected in 1684, The Globe reported, and it has hosted famous guests like Fred Rogers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.". [18] The fire burned quickly through walls and doors and engulfed most of the hotel's 56 single rooms and 23 apartment units, where some 123 tenants were sleeping. [9], Survivors of the fire included 1964 Miss America Donna Axum,[3] Manhattan Jaspers basketball coach Ken Norton, and Florida Gators basketball coach Norm Sloan. [75] It spread rapidly because of a lack of sufficient sprinklers and the use of highly flammable carpeting and wall coverings; New York had no statewide fire code at the time. [53] The fire was reported to be an arson attack and a 16-year-old, Louis C. Taylor, was charged with felony homicide and arson. FIRE Terrace is a year-round rooftop bar where you can eat and drink alfresco. Just four days into its journey from Southampton, England, to New . There's a reason that the death toll of the Winecoff hotel fire in 1946 has never been surpassed. Archie Hickling was a working man, what is often called a common man, yet in that last half hour of his career he did a deed which made his whole life sublime. [70] No one was ever charged with the crime; in 2015 suspicions were raised that Phillips himself, who had since become the town's fire chief, might have set the fire. Support Centre On June 19, 1946, two weeks after the La Salle Hotel fire, a fire broke out in the six-story 200-room Canfield Hotel in Dubuque, Iowa, killing 19 people. EditClose Caught unawares, many people were trapped on the upper floors, and most of the deaths were among people forced to jump. Then, "for no reason, I just, I had his lighter, and I lit the curtains on fire," he said. [40] The fire spread to adjacent buildings, all of which were closed for the season except for workmen, who were able to escape. Gentlemen, it has been the custom to erect monuments to those who have done noble deeds in all ages. During a recent interview in a drab cinder-block meeting room at High Desert State Prison, where Cline is serving eight consecutive life terms, he emphasized how sorry he was for what happened and insisted he never intended to hurt anyone. Once he asked a friend to find their addresses, but the friend talked him out of it. ET). Kind of weird family tradition I suppose, but LUCY LONG AGO came along at the perfect time for my 7 and 9 year old. But Monday's blaze at the Wayfinder Hotel (which everyone still calls the Mainstay) had the potential to be disastrous. [1] The five-story hotel was located at Spring and Mitchell Streets across the street from Terminal Station in the Hotel Row district. No arrests were made in this case. Ill get her or Ill die, said Hickling, as reported in the Vernon News on Dec. 23, 1909, when the monument was dedicated and erected in Hicklings memory at Vernon City Hall (later moved to the park). Philip Cline tries not to think of that day 30 years ago. Because of fire doors being left open and the nearby combustible materials, the fire spread very rapidly. ", Officials have yet to estimate the cost of the damage to the Veranda House Hoteland the two additional building. "He just couldnt tell the same story twice.". A Scottish luxury hotel has been fined half a million pounds over a fire that claimed the lives of two guests. 800,000 years ago - Early humans control fire and create hearths. Other companies arriving from the south on Broadway saw smoke coming from a few upper-story windows of the hotel. Like us on Facebook. The top two floors collapsed. "I grabbed a trash can and filled it up with fire, and I put the couch out & then I went to get some more fire (the word was crossed out) water to put the curtain out," the statement read. Officials said in the release Sunday that the property was last inspected on April 12, when officials found it had a functioning alarm system and fire extinguishers. [63][64] The Coates House was a former luxury hotel, and the building dated to 1886 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but it had become a single room occupancy hotel mainly housing the poor and elderly. [7], On December 3, 1913, a fire in the Arcadia Hotel, a flophouse on Washington Street in Boston's South End, killed 28 and injured 50. Three of the four firefighters were released the same day. [18][19] Some fell to their deaths when floors collapsed, notably the second floor, and buried them in the basement under tons of debris. The Ozark Hotel fire, Seattle, March 1971. Although 85 people perished in the blaze and 650 sustained injuries, more may have died from fire and smoke inhalation if not for the quick response of . The hotel was . Firefighters remained on the scene through the night into Sunday, according to the release. BELLOWS FALLS Almost 40 years ago, two young Bellows Falls firefighters lost their lives trying to rescue elderly people trapped inside the derelict Star Hotel during a fire. There were at least 60 people in the hotel, which was more boarding house than hotel, at the time of the fire. [34], The fire started in the 15-story building early in the morning, and engulfed all the floors of the hotel. However, a number of fires have broken out in Las Vegas hotels over the years. NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) Flames ripped through a section of a Newport hotel forcing guests to evacuate Monday night. Fire Erupts At Florida Keys' Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resort Lifestyle Travel Massive Fire Erupts at the Florida Keys' First All-Inclusive Hotel Just Months After Opening The Bungalows Key. [30] The hotel was refurbished after the fire and was finally demolished in July 1976; its lot is now occupied by the Two North LaSalle office building. A flight instructor and a student pilot flying over the city at the time experienced severe turbulence. Hundreds were hurt. No official cause was ever listed for the 1910 fire. In 1999, a plaque was added to the back of the Hickling monument containing the names of 10 of the 11 men who perished: Wilbur Smith, carpenter; J.J. Funston, labourer; Jas. The city block where Newall house was located became Milwaukee's "death block" when Fire Chief James Foley and three firemen died there in 1903. I didnt want to tell people that I was responsible for doing that. All hotel guests were evacuated. Firefighters respond Saturday to a blaze at the Veranda House Hotel on Nantucket Island, Mass. 1998 The Las Vegas Hilton Hotel reported $1 million in damages from a two-alarm fire that forced the evacuation of six floors, but no one was injured. [48], Since the building lacked modern fire fighting facilities, Seattle made major changes to its fire codes. On February 10, 1981, 90 days after the MGM fire, a smaller fire broke out at the Las Vegas Hilton. It was established that the fire originated in a deliberate act of arson; three people were convicted for this. By then his growing rap sheet included charges of possessing stolen property, possessing burglary tools and embezzlement. Hero of Okanagan hotel fire remembered 110 years later - Penticton Western News Monument to Archie Hickling's bravery and memory on Aug. 10, 1909 erected in Vernon Park Monument to Archie Hickling's bravery and memory on Aug. 10, 1909 erected in Vernon Park Search Home Newsletters Subscribe Subscribe Login Logout Today in B.C. [53] The majority of the occupants of the hotel at the time were attending three different banquets on the ground floor and those 650 or so people were easily evacuated. He never told his family, and he never told his lawyers. The hotels famous neon-lit windmill toppled in the blaze. Crews in Texarkana, Texas responded to a fire at the Wyndham Garden Hotel on Stateline Avenue Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The fire was set in two places; in the main stairwell on the first floor and in the rear of the second floor; a wayside straggler alerted the authorities. It has been 110 years since Titanic sank into the Atlantic on its maiden voyage. [53], On January 16, 1972, a fire broke out in the Pennsylvania House Hotel in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, killing 12 people. It was well known as a "high risk facility" to the Seattle Fire Department, and had been inspected six times between February 6, 1970, and one day before the fire. On November 21, 1980, a fire broke out in the MGM Grand Hotel (now Bally's Las Vegas) in Paradise, Nevada, killing 85 people,[1] most through smoke inhalation. On the night of the fire, Cline was working as a busboy in the hotels east tower. he said. A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox. Over a ten-year period, she underwent seven surgeries and lost a leg, but still worked until retirement age and lived until 1992. Rick Wuschenny and his family are from Ituna. Then October 26, 1913, seven people, including some firemen, died fighting fire on the block.
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