Fire Sweeps Plants, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Identifier:

025970

Title:

Fire Sweeps Plants, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Date:

1952/07/11

Creator:

AP Wirephoto

Description:

'A million dollar fire destroyed four acres of buildings of the General Storage Company and Mountain State Fabricating Company here yesterday. Intense heat and smoke prevented fireman from bringing the fire under control, a number of buildings were dynamited to keep the blaze from spreading. To the right is a Vets hospital which was in danger for a while. (AP WIREPHOTO) (WFS 60700STF-WFS)1952.'

Subjects:

Counties--Upshur., Factories--West Virginia--Clarksburg., Fires--West Virginia--Clarksburg.

Corporate Names:

Mountain State Fabricating Company., General Storage Company.

Acquisition Source:

Carpenter, Les

Acquisition Method:

Loan

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView