Margaret St House Fire
6 Lives lost Careless smoking was ruled to be the probably cause of this east London house fire at the corner of Margaret and Ethel streets. At an inquest, London's ...
South London Tornado
In the late afternoon the skies over South London turned a curious shade of green while winds whipped the water in backyard pools into white caps and overturned patio furniture. ...
Oxford Park Gas Explosions
While doing repair work on this west London neighbourhood a backhoe operator accidentally destroyed a gas line regulator. The increased pressure turned furnaces and gas stoves in neighbouring homes into ...
The Richmond Block Fire
1 life lost One of the worst downtown fires began when flames from a restaurant fire were fed by a leaking gas line. During the three-alarm blaze fire captain David ...
Boat Capsizes
4 lives lost On a pleasant Sunday afternoon a 17-foot launch flipped over while making a turn just above the old dam at Springbank Park. Of the nine passengers on ...
The Great London Flood
5 lives lost On the weekend of April 24-25, South Western Ontario was hit by torrential rains. A sodden watershed created total runoff into the Thames River, producing the highest ...
Hunts Flour Mill Fire
2 lives lost While battling a fifth floor blaze an explosion rocked this east London industry, sending firefighters scrambling for their lives. Six men sustained serious injuries but a worse ...
Acetylene Plant Blast
1 life lost The Rectory Street gasification factory was completely destroyed by an early morning explosion that sent concrete blocks flying for 100 feet and blew in the doors and ...
Westman’s Hardware Fire
As Fire Chief Lawrence Clark and two of his men were pulling a hose inside this burning building the floor gave way, dumping them into the basement. As they tried ...
Stirling Brothers Shoe Factory Fire
5 lives lost While fighting a stubborn blaze at the north east corner of York and Clarence Streets, the south wall of the building collapsed on Fire Chief John Roe ...