January 1981

Fighting a major blaze in mid-winter

Fighting a major blaze in mid-winter, when temperatures are hitting record lows, means a lot of extra headaches for firefighters. One of the struggles at Sunday's fire that destroyed the oldest part of the downtown YM-YWCA in London was to get water lines freed from the thick ice that formed in front of the Wellington Street building, which itself was covered with ice from the hoses.

2020-07-14T07:47:04-04:00January 5th, 1981|Categories: Fire|Tags: , |