Marion firemen looked forward Tuesday to being equipped with smoke masks which will enable them to enter smoke filled buildings to fight fires at their source. Continue reading
Category Archives: Fire
The combination of a match and an open box of excelsior resulted at 8:20 pm Thursday, in a fire which could have menaced a North Market Street business block except for early arrival of firemen. Continue reading
Fire at 9:30 pm Wed. destroyed the frame building across the highway from the U.S. Veterans Hospital known as Dixie Barbecue. Continue reading
The War Department has selected the Marion Fire Department as one of several departments located at strategic points near war plants scattered throughout the nation to have custody of auxiliary firefighting equipment for use in emergency. Continue reading
Mayor Harry L. Crisp reported to the City Council Monday night that oily rags which had been used for wiping tools and machinery at the municipal water pumping station had been found in the pipes from which water is pumped from the clear well at the plant into the city mains. Continue reading