Fire broke out in the city hall building Wednesday at 8:30 pm. Damage was slight. The blaze which originated in the furnace room was due to defective electrical wiring. It was discovered when a prisoner in the city jail on the ground floor of the building smelled smoke and yelled the alarm. The fire dept. was called and immediately extinguished the blaze before it could break through the floor to the ground floor rooms occupied by the city jail, police headquarters, the council chamber and the Marion Water Co.

(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us/ )