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1979-12-31: Firefighters Dave Roberts and Tom Mardi Boarding the Apparatus
The context of this photo is not known, but it was acquired from a collection of Advocate photos. [...]
1981-02-08: Cigarette Causes Fire That Destroy Apartment
A cigarette was named as the cause of a fire that destroyed an apartment and displaced six families [...]
1982-02-21: Vacant Building Fire at Mrytle and Elm Street
Fire units from the Central Fire Station and East Side Fire Station fought a fire in an unoccupied [...]
1983-02-07: Sea Beach Drive House Fire
On February 7th, 1983 at about 3:30PM, there was a house fire on Sea Beach Drive. The fire [...]
1983-11-13: Three Alarm Explosion and Fire at Polycast (69 Southfield Avenue)
Early on the morning of November 13, 1983, a three-alarm explosion and fire occurred at the Polycast Chemical [...]
1984-02-26: Mattress Fire at 94 Ursula Place Causes Extensive Damage and Injury
A Stamford father of seven, suffered minor burns on his arms and legs on the morning of February [...]
1984-06-07: Off-loading of Tractor Trailer at Clairol Building on Harbor View Ave Causes Fire and Explosions
A Forklift punctured an aerosol can which leaked and quickly found an ignition source, sparking a chain reaction [...]
1984-08-08: Gallagher’s Funeral Home Suffers 2-Alarm Fire at 20 Suburban Ave
Employees had to drag scorched drapery and carried singed flower baskets from the charred interior of the Leo [...]
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