Captain JC Brown Collection

Captain JC Brown Collection2022-12-05T15:22:00-05:00

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.

December 1976

November 1976

Central Chev

November 17th, 1976|

London firemen extinguished a blaze at Central Chevrolet and Oldsmobile where estimates are that more than $1 million in property lost.

Fire hits recycling plant

November 16th, 1976|

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

November 12th, 1976|

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

November 12th, 1976|

A trail of heavy black smoke hung over downtown London as fire erupted in the Central Chevrolet building Thursday.

  • London Firemen Morley Hanes, left, and Don Varey stop for a moment to attend to an injury to Mr. Varey's hand. (photo by Rick Eglington of The London Free Press)

Threat of Gas Explosion

November 12th, 1976|

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.

  • Central Chev Olds employees push one of their cares to safety as the $1-million fire blazes in the background. (Photo by Bill Ironside of The Free Press)

PUC cuts core area power

November 12th, 1976|

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.