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The Strand Theatre fire : the 1941 Brockton tragedy and the fallen thirteen / James E. Benson & Nicole B. Casper ; foreword by Kenneth F Galligan, Brockton Fire Chief, Retired.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benson, James E., author.
- Casper, Nicole B., author.
- Series:
- Disaster Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fires--Massachusetts--Brockton--History--20th century.
- Fires.
- Brockton (Mass.)--History.
- Brockton (Mass.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (120 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Chronicling the devastating Strand Theatre Fire of 1941 and celebrating the community's heroes and resilience in the face of adversity.On March 10, 1941, at 12:38 a.m., the Brockton Fire Department responded to Fire Alarm Box 1311, which was pulled for a fire at the Strand Theatre.
- Contents:
- "On March 10, 1941, at 12:38 a.m., the Brockton Fire Department responded to Fire Alarm Box 1311, which was pulled for a fire at the Strand Theatre. Fire Alarm dispatched the deputy chief, three engin companies, a laddre company and Squad A. Within six minutes, a second alarm was struck. Less than one hour after the first alarm, the roof of the Strand collapsed, and what appeared to be a routine fire turned into a disaster that killed thirteen firefighters and injured more than twenty others. The disaster marks one of the largest losses of life to firefithters from a burning building collapse in the United States."
- From cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-62585-798-5
- OCLC:
- 1002632275
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