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.
Collection Links:
November 1976
Fire hits recycling plant
Fire damaged the second and third floors of Gold and Gold recycling Industries Inc. on Bathurst Street Monday afternoon. No one was injured.
Bucket Truck Work
Two London firefighters, working from a snorkel truck, are surrounded by dense black smoke as they attempt to put out the fire in the main showroom of the Central Chev Olds car agency.
Heavy Black Smoke Downtown
A trail of heavy black smoke hung over downtown London as fire erupted in the Central Chevrolet building Thursday.
Threat of Gas Explosion
The threat of a natural gas explosion from underground lines west of the Central Chev fire scene caused officials to order the evacuation of core buildings.
PUC cuts core area power
Electrical power to the downtown area was interrupted so PUC workers could assist with an underground blaze caused by the fire at Central Chevrolet Oldsmobile.
Central Chevrolet Oldsmobile
This article needs to be transcribed to be properly added to the London Fire Buffs...
Employee chagrined over loss of jeans
Ms Kerr lost her jeans and almost lost her job when her place of employment disappeared in a tower of flames Thursday afternoon.
Central Chev fire loss million
Employees of Central Chevrolet Oldsmobile (London) Ltd. were back on the job today to sift through the ashes from Thursday’s fire that ravaged the bulk of the company’s building.
October 1976
Man dies in apartment blaze
Rosslyn Raymond Windrim, 36, died when fire enveloped him in his apartment at 29 Craig St. early today.
Fire equipment not sent immediately
Fire department equipment is not immediately dispatched when a fire is called in on London’s 911 emergency number system.