Dead Weight
by Christopher Doty I instantly abandoned all hope of being alive more than two or three minutes...for a time all was black before my eyes. With city status looming, officials ...
City Hall Collapse
23 lives lost London's reputation for building cheap municipal buildings came crashing down - literally - during an election night rally. The floor in the city's hall's second floor auditorium ...
Hobbs Hardware Explosion
3 lives lost A small fire at this Richmond Street business turned into a catastrophe when the flames ignited a supply of gun powder. The entire building was leveled in ...
The Deluge of London West
17 lives lost On the night of July 11th a severe electrical storm north of London hit with such ferocity that it produced a wave of water that jumped the ...
Death’s Harvest
by Christopher Doty The catastrophe is one that can scarcely be appreciated in all its magnitude... Future growth the city of London was assured when a new water supply ...
The Komoka Train Fire
8 Lives lost Although technically not a London disaster, this Great Western passenger train left this city bound for Sarnia. It was halfway to the village of Komoka when a ...
Anderson Foundry Explosion
5 lives lost John Murray Anderson is remembered for two things: for being the first mayor of the city of London and for lending his name to its first major ...
The Great London Fire
No lives lost. Following a serious downtown fire on October 8, 1844 the town's largest property owner paid for London's first fire engine. Six months later it was one of ...