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16538 |
A0519 |
Winnipeg Fire Department Collection |
L.B. Foote |
Fire destroyed Radford Wright Ltd, 776 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
2 firemen and five other people died. See also A0519-16536. |
Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Blocks ▪ Fires ▪ Winnipeg Streets ▪ Explosions |
1912, March 9
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16539 |
A0519 |
Winnipeg Fire Department Collection |
L.B. Foote |
Fire destroyed Radford Wright Ltd, 776 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
2 firemen and five other people died. See also A0519-16536. |
Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Blocks ▪ Fires ▪ Winnipeg Streets ▪ Explosions |
1912, March 9
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16536 |
A0519 |
Winnipeg Fire Department Collection |
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Fire Destroyed Radford Wright Ltd., 776 Main Street, Just South Of Sutherland Avenue, Winnipeg. 2 Firemen & 5 Other People Killed. The Explosion Was Heard For Blocks By Many Theatre Goers Returning Home. It Was Believed At The Time That The Fire Had Been Set. Near The End Of March, A James Dodds Was Arrested. He Confessed Setting 98 Fires, And Pleaded Guilty To 10 Charges Of Arson. He Was Given 15 Years On Each Charge. He Was Committed For Trial On A Manslaughter Charge In The Deaths In The Radford Wright Fire. Two Vats Of Naptha Holding About 1 &1/2 Barrels Were Believed To Have Caused The Explosion |
Blocks ▪ Crime ▪ Explosions ▪ Fires ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets |
1912, March 9
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8394 |
A0263 |
Miscellaneous Collection |
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The Aftermath Of The Fire At Radford Wright Building On March 9, 1912 In Winnipeg, Mb. Six People Died And Several Others Were Injured As A Result Of The Fire Which Was Later Proved To Have Been Set By A Pyromaniac Who Had Set Several Other Fires Over A Two-Year Period. Two Men Are Seen Observing The Rubble And Ice And The Remains Of The Building. A Fire Ladder Still Remains Against The Building. |
Fire Equipment ▪ Fires ▪ Ice ▪ Winnipeg Buildings |
1912, March 9
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