February 1918 Fires

摘要

In this month's column, I present historic fires or significant events in the fire service from February 1918. A reminder: Readers are encouraged to share information from their departments. February 6, 1918: Newburg, New York: The wharf and warehouses of the Central Hudson Steamboat Company and the J.W. Mathews & Company wholesale grocery warehouse located on the waterfront were destroyed by fire. The fire was ignited by an overheated furnace inside the steamboat warehouse. Arriving firefighters were hampered by frozen hydrants and pipes and had to cut holes through the ice of frozen Hudson River to draft water. The flames spread and partially burned several nearby warehouses.