Nov 26, 1904 - New York (Queens) - NY - 4th Alarm - Queens County Court House burns - 1 firefighters killed
Nov 27, 1892 - Halifax - Nova Scotia - Canada - Old City Home fired claims the lives of 35 residents.
Nov 28, 1909 - Burnaby & New Westminster - British Columbia Canada - Landslide, Train Derailed. - 22 killed -
Nov 28, 1912 - Schenectady - NY - Englehardt & Cohen Dry Goods Store burned down
Nov 28, 1969 - Fayetteville - AR - Meat processing building on the University of Arkansas Farm was destroyed by fire
Nov 29, 1958 - Fargo - ND - Broadway and Main Ave - Fire destroyed the Gunkelman & Sons seed processing plant and elevator *http://www.in-forum.com/specials*
Nov 29, 1988 - Kansas City - MO - Southeast section of city - Construction site explosion kills many firefighters - Several years later several people are found guilty of lighting fires in tractor trailers at the site containing ammonium nitrate
Nov 29, 1986 - Piscataway - NJ - Rutgers University - One killed, one injured in fire caused by faulty wiring in desk lamp. *nj.com*
Nov 30, 1882 - Cambridge - MD - Christ Church destroyed by fire - The brick structure was built in 1797 *BG*
Dec 01, 1956 - Chicago - IL - Lady of Angels School Fire, built 1910 - Fire in North Wing burned undetected for 20 minutes - Basement fire extended past first and second floors to cockloft - Fire then dropped down to second floor - 93 of the 250 students and nuns perished in the fire which was brought under control in an hour
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Nov 26, 1852 - Lowell, MA - Belvidere Section - Flanders Mills storehouse, Crosby and Corning Bedstead Manufactory and two other buildings destroyed by fire
Nov 26, 1881 - Farmington, NH - Smalls Block destroyed by fire - Building occupied by a milliner, a grocer, a furniture dealer, the lodge rooms of the Masons, the Odd Fellows and the Daughters of Rebecca - $6000 loss *BG*
Nov 26, 1888 - Portsmouth, NH - Schooner Oliver Dyer broke anchor in a gale and was cast against the rock ledges fifty yards from shore - One fatality, the other members of the crew were saved by the heroic efforts of the U.S. Life Saving Service *SANE*
Nov 26, 1898 - Northfield, NH - Participant killed while taking part in a "Shingling Bee"
Nov 26, 1898 - off Gloucester, MA - 292 foot long luxury Steamship Portland sinks in storm taking 192 lives
Nov 26, 1907 - Franconia, NH - Franconia Inn at Sugar Hill completely destroyed by fire - $40,000 loss - Known formerly as the Goodnow House, had accommodations for 300 guests - Fire could be seen for 20 miles due to its elevation on the hill *BG*
Nov 26, 1932 - Moultonborough, NH - Long Island (Lake Winnipesaukee) Green Castle Estate (summer home of F.A. Green of Lynn MA) - Estates along with valuable antiques and artwork destroyed by fire $1,000,000 loss
Nov 26, 1997 - Chelsea, MA - 7th Alarm - Box 121, 285 Broadway - Taxpayer
Nov 26, 2003 - Deering, NH - 3rd Alarm (2nd Alarm on arrival) 70 Gove Road - Occupied dwelling - Mutual Aid to scene or cover, Hillsboro, Antrim, Francestown, Weare, Henniker, Bennington, Dunbarton, Francestown, Bradford, Lyndeborough, Washington, Acworth - Note: Listed as Carl Road on some maps
Nov 26, 2003 - Lempster, NH - 3rd Alarm - 114 Charlestown Turnpike - Dwelling fire - Mutual Aid Marlow, Unity, Washington, Stoddard, Goshen, Gilsum, Newport, Acworth, Sunapee, Claremont
Nov 27, 1676 - Boston, MA - Much of North End around Richmond Hanover and Clark Streets, including the church of historic preacher, Increase Mather (North Meeting House), warehouses, destroyed by fire - Total of 45 buildings destroyed
Nov 27, 1890 - Fremont, NH - Devastating fire in Black Rocks Village - Democratic Hall, Wilkinson's Shoe Shop (2 story 74 feet long), totally destroyed by fire - Wilkinson's Store partially destroyed by fire - Caused by defective wood stove
Nov 27, 1894 - Lyndon, VT - Great Fire - Fire started in the back room of Webb's hotel at Elm and Depot Streets. Total of 23 buildings lost.
Nov 27, 1918 - Fremont, NH - near 750 Main Street - Wood frame Colonial Cape burned - Caused by children with matches
Nov 27, 1922 - Springfield, MA - 2nd Alarm+ - Union Station - Basement fire spread upward into waiting room and through roof
Nov 27, 1928 - Limington, VT - Silo fire - Mutual Aid Colebrook
Nov 27, 1928 - Milford, NH - off Elm St - Albert Foster Tannery burned down - (3rd of 3 times)
Nov 27, 1942 - Newport, NH - Major Fire - Box 47 - Johnson Block on Main Street - Fire gutted large store w/ Christmas stock in brick block
Nov 27, 1950 - Nashua, NH - Kimball's Green Ridge Turkey Farm Fire dbf
Nov 27, 1966 - Gardner, MA - Fatal Fire, 242 West Broadway, 1 FF 2 civilians die
Nov 27, 1970 - Derry, NH - High Street at Beacon Street - TNT Market gutted by fire
Nov 27, 1970 - Windham, NH - Fatal fire - Lowell Road - Occupied dwelling fire, 2 victims perish
Nov 27, 1986 - Nashua, NH - Fatal fire - address?, 2.5 story apartment house, 2 elderly sisters parish
Nov 27, 1998 - Jamaica, VT - Working Fire - Goodaleville Rd - House heavily involved - Mutual Aid requested
Nov 27, 1999 - Bartlett/Glen Vlg, NH - 2nd Alarm - Dundee Rd - 2 Story Wood Frame occupied house - 220 year-old house, one of oldest in Bartlett
Nov 27, 2001 - Berlin, NH - General Alarm - 824 Western Ave - Garage fire extended to and destroying 4 story 5 unit vacant apartment building - Exposure 3 story occupied multi family dwelling consumed - The vacant apartment building was a 200 year old balloon constructed structure that had served as a hospital in the days when horse drawn ambulances were used
Nov 28, 1867 - Lyndon, VT - Historic Fire - Walker's Hotel burns
Nov 28, 1870 - Concord , NH - The 120 year old Methodist Institute, erected by the Congregational Society in 1751, was destroyed by fire
Nov 28, 1889 - Boston, MA - General Alarm - Box 52 - 69-87 Bedford Street - Several buildings involved - Four firefighters killed when the Ames building collapsed - $4,000,000 property loss
Nov 28, 1898 - Boston, MA - Many ships wrecked in harbor and bay by severe storm - the passenger steamer "Portland" wrecked off Highland Light taking 163 lives (101 passengers, 62 crew) Bodies washed up on shores for weeks
Nov 28, 1903 - Meredith, NH - Meredith Shook and Lumber Company - Fire in dry house gained considerable headway before being extinguished - $10,000 damage - 2nd fire in the dry house in four months - The dry house was destroyed by fire three years prior *BG*
Nov 28, 1942 - Boston, MA - Fire Fatal - Box 1521 - 15-17 Piedmont Street - Coconut Grove Nightclub - 490 die - Combustible curtains, overcrowding, and barred doorways contribute to catastrophe - Boston College Football players cancelled their planned attendance after an upset loss
Nov 28, 1951c. - Chester, NH - House and barn destroyed by fire - 2,000 hens lost in fire - Fire spread so fast that only a few pigs are saved
Nov 28, 1960 - Hudson, NH - MVA Fatal - Kimball Hill Road - Auto vs tree heavily entrapping 4 juveniles - 2 fatalities
Nov 28, 1981 - Lynn, MA - General Alarm - Conflagration III - 4 Blocks in factory district destroyed - Hvy damage to 5 Story elderly housing - (17 building destroyed, 6 damaged) - 93 engines, 27 ladders from Massachusetts and New Hampshire assisted Lynn FD
Nov 28, 1997 - Manchester, NH - Fire - 282-288 Auburn Street - more than two dozen people homeless - Fire was deliberately set, a sprawling three-story building with 12 apartments. Four 3-family structures that are connected and share common basements and attics.
Nov 28, 1997 - St. Johnsbury, VT - 3rd Alarm - Elliot Street, 2 structures heavily involved
Nov 28, 1998 - Thetford, VT - Barker Rd.- Structure Fire - MUTUAL AID Strafford, Fairlee VT Lyme NH
Nov 28, 1998 - Westover, VT - 2nd Alarm - Bluebrook Rd A House
Nov 28, 2003 - Weare, NH - 3rd Alarm - 141 Duck Pond Road - Heavy fire in an attached 2.5 Story Wood Frame 40x60 building - Heavy fire also in 2.5 Story Wood Frame 20x40 garage - 2.5 Story Wood Frame attached dwelling 20x40 not involved - Mutual Aid Dunbarton, Henniker, Hopkinton, Goffstown, New Boston, Hillsborough - Brush burn permit had been issued earlier in the day for this address
Nov 29, 1849 - Peterborough, NH - The Second "South Factory" (built ~1805) destroyed by fire
Nov 29, 1876 - Nashua, NH - Canal Street - Cross and Tolle's Lumber Yard - Barn with five horses destroyed by fire - Extension to sawmill with some damage to machinery - $5100 loss
Nov 29, 1878 - Fall River, MA - Chace Thread Mill was damaged by fire to the extent of $50,000 loss
Nov 29, 1907 - Newport, NH - North Newport - Draper Company Bobbin Mill - 80% destroyed by fire - $40,000 loss
Nov 29, 1981 - Somerville, MA - 6th Alarm - 200 McGrath Highway - Sporting goods warehouse
Nov 29, 1987 - Claremont, NH - 4th Alarm - Old Joy foundry on North Street. 4 alarms, 100+ firefighters at the scene. (**North Street near the Sugar River - Abandoned 6 Story factory building - old Joy Manufacturing Co. - Heavy damage to four floors
Nov 29, 1996 - Nashua, NH - 3rd Alarm - 70 Palm Street - 3 Story occupied apartment house, extensive damage
Nov 29, 1996 - Rochester, NH - 3rd Alarm - Summer Street - Barn fire
Nov 30, 1961 - Hudson, NH - 31 Central Street - Dwelling fire - Resident tried to extinguish fire himself suffering severe burns and later succumbing to his injuries
Nov 30, 1865 - Dover, NH - Folsom Carpet factory destroyed by fire - $50,000 loss
Nov 30, 1865 - Portsmouth, NH - Congress Street - Congress Block 3 story brick built 1845 destroyed by fire - Started in drug on shelf containing alcohol based medicines - The alcohol fed fire quickly spread consuming a bookstore and several meeting lodges (Upper 2 floors of block burned again in Jan 1###)
Nov 30, 1875 - Melrose, MA - Main and Essex Streets - Former church, later a Concert Hall burned down *melrosehistory.net*
Nov 30, 1920 - Concord, NH - North Main Street at Park Street - White's Opera House 4 story Brick 75x75 destroyed by fire
Nov 30, 1962 - Essex Junction, VT - HazMat - One of first "known" Haz-mats occurred. Truck carrying Vinyl Acetate rolled and caught fire - 1 FF and 1 Civilian
Nov 30, 1986 - Lexington, MA - General Alarm - Four downtown business burn causing over $1,000,000 damage
Nov 30, 1998 - Manchester, NH - Fatal Fire, 220 Pine Street at Auburn Street - 3 story apartment building destroyed by fire, 1 fatality
Dec 01, 1865 - Dover, NH - Folsom Carpet factory destroyed by fire - $50,000 loss
Dec 01, 1882 - North Windham, ME - Barn, house and several outbuildings of Doctor Cobb destroyed by fire *BG*
Dec 01, 1905 - Dover, NH - Cocheco Print works - Stubborn fire on the basement level in the singeing room - Several stream of water worked for a considerable period of time consider fire in thousands of yards of cloth - Smoke damage to middle and upper stories *BG*
Dec 01, 1954 - Berlin, NH - Northeast Airlines DC-3 crashes on approach to Berlin
Dec 01, 1974 - Lakes Region, NH - LRMFA - Center Barnstead joins the association *R-H*
Dec 01, 1999 - Durham, NH - 3rd Alarm - Coe Drive - Oyster River High School - Heavy fire rear near woodworking shop - Arson - Set by boyfriend of girl who attended school - "Thought she would have more time with him if school burned"
Dec 01, 1999 - Lyndeborough, NH - 4th Alarm - Rte 31 across from General Store - 2.5 Story Wood Frame Farmhouse 30x40 & 2 barns - Using 9 engines, 1 ladder, 1 PSNH bucket truck - 10 towns at scene - Wind chill -24F - Resident charged with arson
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