Fire which broke out in the Simonton store in the Cox building at 7:50 am Monday did damage to the Simonton Store and other stores and offices in the same block before valiant work by three fire departments brought it under control and hour later. Continue reading
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Fire discovered in the West Side Shoe Repair Shop shortly after six o’clock Monday night was extinguished without serious damage after it had given threat of spreading to other rooms in the block. Continue reading
Fire Chief Harry Cash reported to the city council that he and the state fire marshal’s office had condemned two frame store buildings on E. Main St. The buildings are located in the 600 block, house five families in addition to stores on the ground floor.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )
Fire discovered at noon in a stock room of the F.W. Woolworth in the Walker building on the West side of the Public Square caused damage which is estimated will run into the thousands of dollars and threatened an entire business block Continue reading
Fire which originated in a stationary cabinet Friday night in the division office of the Peabody Coal Co. in the Alexander building on the south side of the square did damage estimated at $3000 to the offices on the second floor and resulted in heavy damage due to smoke and water in the Alexander Bargain store on the first floor. Continue reading