Captain JC Brown has shared his huge collection of newspaper and magazine clippings he gathered during his 35 year career as a London Fire Fighter.
Containing over 250 submissions this is an excellent collection.
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December 1977
Injured Firefighter
Firefighter injured during a fire Sunday night which destroyed the Tamblyn Drugmart and damaged the adjoining Mascot Restaurant on Dundas Street
Downtown Blaze
London firefighters fought a Dundas Street blaze that destroyed the Tamblyn Drugmart and heavily damaged the Mascot Restaurant. In all, six fireman were taken to hospital.
Arson suspect in $250,000 city fire
Arson is suspected in a $250,000 fire at Competition Motors Wednesday night which burned out the showroom and general offices and destroyed 12 new cars.
Shoveling Out
Senior fire department officers got into the act Wednesday helping clear fire hydrants in the city’s core.
September 1977
Leaping Flames
Flames leaped high into the sky Monday as firefighters worked to extinguish the noon-hour...
Fire loss set at $750,000, ruins probed
Hot weather, heat from the fire and heavy protective clothing ganged up on firefighter...
Fire destroys Belton warehouses
Firemen pour water onto a blaze which destroyed two warehouses and damaged a third at Belton Building Materials about noon today.
August 1977
Officials trying to find cause of $100,000 fire
A City fireman tries to put flames of a fire Thursday night at the Restaurant Equipment Supply Co, 234 William St.
July 1977
Fatal London blaze
A London teen-ager was scheduled to appear in court today charged with murder and arson in connection with a blaze early Sunday at a Stanley Street rooming house that took the life of Richard Edward Morton.
June 1977
Bravery Award to Gilders
Firefighter Kenneth Gilders was awarded the city of London’s bravery award for helping to rescue two motorists trapped in their burning car near Forest.