Maj or Fires and Incidents in the City of McKeesport
Oct. 4, 1877 Fifth & Walnut Streets Enterprize Foundry & Car Shop Southside of Fifth Ave. - all buildings burned out from Walnut to B. & O. Railroad, fire crossed street and burned buildings on opposite side of street - 32 buildings in all burned.
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Dec. 9, 1887 Jerome St. & City Flour Mill $ 60,000
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Feb. 8, 1896 Fifth & Strawberry St.- Altmeyer Theater (John Barto died in fire) $125,000
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Sept. 21, 1904 Fifth & Walnut St. - Finley's Store $ 23,000
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Nov. 23, 1914 300 blk. Fifth Ave.- J.D. O'Neil's Dept. Store $125,000
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Jan. 24, 1917 5th and Sinclair St. - Normandie Bldg. $ 50,000
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June 2, 1918 9th & Market St. - Ferguson's Shirt Waist Factory $ 40,000
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Dec. 24, 1919 Evans & 9th Street - St. Pius Church $ 41,500
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Dec. 29, 1919 Centennial School $ 60,000
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Feb. 8, 1920 Fifth & Strawberry St. - Crown Chocolate Co. and Famous Dept. Store $ 1,000,000
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July 5, 1923 Fifth & Center St. - Schmidt Hotel (8 killed, unk. number missing and injured) $ 50,000
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July 11, 1924 Walnut & Penny St. - 1st Methodist Church $ 75,000
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Dec. 11, 1935 315 Fifth Ave. - G.C. Murphy Store $ 65,000
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Feb. 18, 1939 404-406 Fifth Ave. - Yester Bldg. $ 55,000
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July 10, 1943 315 Fifth Ave. - G.C. Murphy Store and Restaurant $150,000
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Feb. 10, 1945 Fifth & Walnut St. - Ruben Bldg. $500,000
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Jan. 21, 1954 551 Fifth Ave. - Monterey Inn & Ace Wall Paper Co. $150,000
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Feb. 12, 1955 306-310 Fifth Ave.- Sieberg's Clothing, Gil's Dress Shop, DeRoys Jewler's, Rubenstein Shoes $250,000
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Mar. 31, 1956 Connelly Bldg. - Sunnylane Market $125,000
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Jan. 7, 1972 McKeesport Hospital $ 1,000,000
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May 21, 1976 Fifth Ave. & Market St. - Famous Department Store $ 4,000,000
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Spread south destorying Elks temple, Market St. School., and damage to Striffler's Funeral Home across Sixth Street flames shot east across Market Street destroying buildings occupied by Kadar's Clothing Store, Book Store, Oddo's Hobby Shop, Farmer's Pride Chicken Store, Coney Grill Restaurant and caused damage to McKeesport Cinema and McKeesport National Bank Branch. Flames also crossed Fifth Ave. N.E. to the Kelly Building, damaging The Apple Shop, Feigs Bakery and Natale's Sporting Goods.
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May 8, 2006 Multiple suspicious fires in Lower 10th Ward dispatched in less than one hour. One commercial and 2 residential buildings within a 2-3 block radius were set on fire during the overnight.
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July 11, 2008 Hi-view Gardens 520 Coursin St. Early morning fire in which an estimated 30 trapped occupants were rescued (with no significant injuries) from the building due to the combined efforts of the on-duty crew plus McKeesport Police and EMS personnel on scene.
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