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Today in fire history: high-rise office building fire results in one fatality
Posted May 4, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: fire in library destroys estimated 200,000 books
On April 29, 1986, a fire occurred in the Central Library of Los Angeles, California. The 400 occupants evacuated the library in about eight minutes without a mishap, but the ensuing fire resulted in a commitment of over 70 pieces of fire apparatus and nearly 350 firefighters, and took 7.5 hours to extinguish. Fifty-five firefighters suffered minor injuries during fire suppression. The fire destroyed an estimated 200,000 books, the largest collection of patents in the western United States, and 2/3 of the library’s magazine collection. In addition, about half of the library’s 1.2 million volumes were damaged by water and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: fire in board and care facility claims eight lives
On April 27, 1998, a fire in an occupied board and care facility in Arlington, Washington killed eight of the building’s 32 residents. The facility was originally built as a hospital but had undergone several renovations and changes in usage over the years, and was not equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system. A local fire alarm system was installed with hardwired, AC powered smoke detectors and heat detectors in corridors and common areas. There were also manual pull stations next to the exterior exit doors. The fire was determined to be incendiary in nature, and is believed to have... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: arc welding causes fire in plywood manufacturing plant.
Posted Apr 16, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: nine patrons die in hotel fire
Posted Apr 6, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: fire in large hotel begins in nightclub, smoke spreads to atrium
Early in the morning of April 2, 1973, a fire involved a second-floor night club in a 12 story hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. This fire was of particular interest because it exposed a 10 story atrium in the center of the hotel, and even though property damage was high, only one of the 1,000 guests required hospital treatment. The fire was discovered coming from the nightclub at 4:30 a.m. by a maintenance employee, who activated a manual fire alarm station and then pulled out a standpipe hose and began applying water. The atrium, located in the middle of the building... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: a fire of incendiary origin kills 20 in hotel fire
Posted Mar 20, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: fire in board and care facility leaves 8 residents dead
On March 17, 1996, a fire occurred in a single-story board and care facility in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The fire was caused by sparks from a faulty electrical receptacle which ignited bedding materials in one of the resident rooms. Smoke spread into other areas when cross-corridor doors were opened during evacuation and fire suppression. Eight residents died in the blaze. According to NFPA’s investigation, the following contributed to the loss of life in this incident: Staff members’ inability to enter the fire area due to smoke and heat Occupants’ inability to evacuate before untenable conditions developed in the fire area... Continue reading
Posted Mar 17, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: 19 die in Chicago hotel fire
An early morning fire on March 14, 1981 resulted in the deaths of 19 tenants, and injuries to 13 other persons (including two police officers). The fire began in a first-floor laundry room and quickly spread to a nearby stairway, which trapped many of the 62 occupants of the four-story residential hotel. The Chicago Fire Department first received a telephoned report of smoke at 2:59 a.m. When they arrived at 3:02 a.m. they found the rear stairway of the hotel fully involved. Rescue operations were made difficult by the extensive fire involvement, thick black smoke, and the loss of the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: cruise ship successfully evacuated, but 90 firefighters injured
On March 9, 1984, a fire occurred in a crew cabin of a ship on a daily cruise approximately 5 miles off the coast of central Florida. The fire was discovered at approximately 7:30 p.m. and officers on the bridge immediately mobilized the ship’s fire brigade. Crew members attempted unsuccessfully to extinguish the fire; while the attempts were being made, the captain alerted the passengers and returned the ship to a terminal at Port Canaveral. When the ship reached land, the ship’s crew assisted all 744 passengers in safely disembarking the ship, meanwhile, land-based fire crews boarded the ship and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 9, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: 9 dead, eight residents and five firefighters were injured in a board and care facility
Posted Mar 4, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: fire in high-rise building results in three firefighter deaths
On Saturday, February 23, 1991, an early evening fire occurred in a 38-story building in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fire extended to 9 floors, killed three firefighters and injured 24 others. The fire started on the 22nd floor and was caused by spontaneous ignition of linseed-soaked rags used for restoring and cleaning wood paneling. The fire was able to grow significantly before being detected. Vertical spread was ultimately stopped by the automatic sprinklers on the 30th floor that were supplied by fire department pumpers. Significant factors affecting the outcome of this fire include: The lack of automatic fire sprinklers on... Continue reading
Posted Feb 23, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: natural gas explosion in motel kills four
On Sunday, February 18, 1990, a natural gas explosion and subsequent fire in a motel in Hagerstown, Maryland caused the deaths of four guests and minor injuries to ten others. At approximately 5:20 a.m. two guests reported the smell of gas to the hotel desk clerk. The clerk then confirmed that there was a gas leak, called the gas company, and attempted to stop the gas that was escaping. Neither the gas company nor the clerk called the fire department, and the building alarm was not activated until after the explosion occurred at about 5:30. Hagerstown Fire Department investigators determined... Continue reading
Posted Feb 18, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: successful evacuation in high-rise hotel fire
On February 13, 1975, a fire occurred in a nine-story hotel in Peoria, Illinois. Due to the efforts of local police and firefighters, 119 guests, many of whom did not speak English, were evacuated and there were no fatalities. Many guests in the hotel were from around the world, attending a construction equipment conference. At around 1:00 a.m. one of the guests returned to his room on the seventh floor of the hotel from a party on the ninth floor of the building. He then turned on his TV set and lay down on his bed. The next thing that... Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: fire in board and care facility leaves four dead
On February 8, 1996, a fire occurred in a board and care facility in Shelby County, Tennessee, which caused the deaths of four residents. The fire was caused most likely by improperly disposed smoking materials. Smoke from the apartment of fire origin spread to other apartments through open doors. The facility was 20 years old, and all areas of the building were of wood-frame construction. All areas in the building had various fire protection provisions including smoke detectors, fire alarms, fire doors, and door self-closing devices. However, self-closing devices for many apartments, including the apartment of fire origin, had been... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: an accidental fire in a private club kills one patron, two firefighters and injures four other firefighters
Posted Feb 5, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: Collision of two planes at Los Angeles airport in 1991 kills 34 people.
Posted Feb 1, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: sprinkler controls fire in boarding home
On January 29, 1985, a fire occurred on the first floor of a boarding home in Washington D.C. The fire, thought to be caused by smoking materials, involved a couch in the facility’s smoking room and a small amount of other materials, before the smoke detectors alerted occupants and automatic sprinklers controlled the fire. Although smoke had spread throughout most of the structure, occupants were able to escape with fire department assistance, and the only injuries were minor in nature. This fire was significant because it demonstrated the value that an automatic sprinkler system can have on improving the level... Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: two persons were able to escape while 12 others die in Pennsylvania House Hotel fire
Posted Jan 15, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: high-rise apartment fire causes four civilian deaths, nine civilian injuries and 13 firefighter injuries
Posted Jan 11, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: a natural gas explosion destroys hotel and six adjacent buildings killing 20 people
Posted Jan 10, 2016 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: a fire at a hotel and casino resulted in 97 fatalities and over 140 injuries
Posted Dec 31, 2015 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: twelve perish in community center fire
Shortly before 5:00 p.m. on December 20, 1965, a fire of suspicious origin started in the balcony of the auditorium in the second and third stories of the Jewish Community Center in Yonkers, New York. The evidence suggests that someone, using a flammable liquid as an accelerant, set a fire at one end of the balcony, beside the stage. Within a few minutes, the fire had spread to involve large plastic panels and other combustibles in the balcony. Some occupants of the upper floors of the building took refuge in various rooms in the building or on outdoor balconies. One... Continue reading
Posted Dec 20, 2015 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: an early morning fire in a dormitory resulted in the deaths of ten female students
Posted Dec 13, 2015 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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Today in fire history: natural gas explosion in a restaurant kills 6 and injures 12 others
Posted Dec 6, 2015 at National Fire Protection Association Blog
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