For the first time in Marion’s history, two fire trucks will occupy the station house. The city council Monday night contracted to buy a new truck equipped with a pumper with a capacity of 500 gal per minute. Continue reading
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Provision for $4400 for the purchase of a new fire truck was made by the city council in the annual appropriation ordinance passed at the weekly meeting of the commissioners Monday night.
(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
Fire broke out in the city hall building Wednesday at 8:30 pm. Damage was slight. Continue reading