Floor Plan Worcester Cold Storage Fire

That claimed six of worcester s finest in 1999.

Floor plan worcester cold storage fire. Since the fire dec. On december 3 1999 six career fire fighters died after they became lost in a six floor maze like cold storage and warehouse building while searching for two homeless people and fire extension. Legacies for operational safety. Emotional clip from 48 hours on id episode is about the cold storage warehouse fire in worcester mass the all out air horn call and the roof cave in are esp sad 6 firefighters died in the inferno.

Top 6 most crazy poker hands of all time. Building killed six firefighters residents of central massachusetts have been in anguish over how such a tragedy could. The worcester cold storage and warehouse co. But there was one piece of information they were lacking.

A motorist had spotted smoke coming from the roof while driving on an adjacent elevated highway. A map of the building s interior. National fire protection association 7 366 views. That area of worcester is now served by the franklin street station on the site of the former worcester cold storage warehouse building co.

3 in the former worcester cold storage and warehouse co. Fire began on december 3 1999 in a 93 year old abandoned building at 266 franklin street worcester massachusetts. On friday december 3 1999 at 1813 hours the worcester massachusetts fire department dispatched box 1438 for 266 franklin street the worcester cold storage and warehouse co. Every problem they faced with this fire stemmed from a lack of knowledge of the layout inside worcester cold storage.

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The fire was started accidentally some time between 4 30 5 45 pm by two homeless people thomas levesque and julie ann barnes who were squatting in the building and had knocked over a candle. It is a further testament to how powerful this fire was.