Published On: January 5th, 1981
Firefighters pulling frozen lines from the ice that formed during the fire at the YM-YWCA fire.

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.

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Published On: January 5th, 1981
Firefighters pulling frozen lines from the ice that formed during the fire at the YM-YWCA fire.

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.

Published On: January 5th, 1981 / Last Updated: July 14th, 2020 / Categories: Fire / Tags: , / Views: 592 /

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