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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Strand Theatre Fire: The 1941 Brockton Tragedy and the Fallen Thirteen

The Strand Theatre Fire: The 1941 Brockton Tragedy and the Fallen Thirteen

Galligan, Kenneth F.
Benson, James E.
Casper, Nicole B.

Hardcover

Environmental StudiesGeneral PhotographyRegional: New England

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1540215474
ISBN13: 9781540215475
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Mar 6 2017
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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 engine companies, a ladder 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 firefighters from a burning building collapse in the United States. Jim Benson and Nicole Casper chronicle this devastating tragedy and celebrate the community s heroes and resilience in the face of adversity.

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