Published On: August 19th, 1974
Peppino Rossi stands outside his fire-charred house in northeast London today after firemen doused flames that started in the basement while Mr. Rossi was painting upstairs.

Peppino Rossi stands outside his fire-charred house in northeast London today after firemen doused flames that started in the basement while Mr. Rossi was painting upstairs.

Peppino Rossi doesn’t care today that his modest northeast London bungalow has been blackened by fire.

He’s just relieved  his two-year-old son didn’t die in the blaze which caused an estimated $5000 damage to the basement and kitchen of the 1620 Mardell St. house.

“I thought he was going to die,” said Mr. Rossi as he told how we tried to get to the basement to rescue his son, Angelo.

Mr. Rossi said he couldn’t fight through the smoke and flames but somehow his young son got to a basement door leading to an adjoining garage.

Mr. Rossi injured his left wrist smashing windows in an attempt to help his son.

He had been painting a bedroom while his wife shouted that there was a fire in the basement.  She had the other Rossi child with her – one month old Lee.

Mr. Rossi said he didn’t know what his son was doing in the basement.

The fire, which broke out shortly before 9:00 AM, is being investigated by Inspector John McCarthy of the city’s fire prevention bureau.

Cause wasn’t immediately known.

By Don Gibb of the Free Press

Published On: August 19th, 1974 / Last Updated: July 14th, 2020 / Categories: Fire / Tags: / Views: 755 /

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Published On: August 19th, 1974
Peppino Rossi stands outside his fire-charred house in northeast London today after firemen doused flames that started in the basement while Mr. Rossi was painting upstairs.

Peppino Rossi stands outside his fire-charred house in northeast London today after firemen doused flames that started in the basement while Mr. Rossi was painting upstairs.

Peppino Rossi doesn’t care today that his modest northeast London bungalow has been blackened by fire.

He’s just relieved  his two-year-old son didn’t die in the blaze which caused an estimated $5000 damage to the basement and kitchen of the 1620 Mardell St. house.

“I thought he was going to die,” said Mr. Rossi as he told how we tried to get to the basement to rescue his son, Angelo.

Mr. Rossi said he couldn’t fight through the smoke and flames but somehow his young son got to a basement door leading to an adjoining garage.

Mr. Rossi injured his left wrist smashing windows in an attempt to help his son.

He had been painting a bedroom while his wife shouted that there was a fire in the basement.  She had the other Rossi child with her – one month old Lee.

Mr. Rossi said he didn’t know what his son was doing in the basement.

The fire, which broke out shortly before 9:00 AM, is being investigated by Inspector John McCarthy of the city’s fire prevention bureau.

Cause wasn’t immediately known.

By Don Gibb of the Free Press

Published On: August 19th, 1974 / Last Updated: July 14th, 2020 / Categories: Fire / Tags: / Views: 755 /

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