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1930-01-17: Tank Explosion at Luders Marine Construction Company Kills One, Destroys Building & Boats
At 9:34 in the morning of February 19, 1930, a welder caused an explosion of a fuel tank [...]
1950-11-06: Conflagration Destroys Diamond Match Company Lumbar Yard and Several Other Buildings and Homes
Children playing with flares and dynamite caps are believed to be the cause of a blaze that razed [...]
1931-06-24: Whoops… Fire Chief Sued for Spread of Fire
You don't see this everyday... In an incident that occurred on April 10, 1930, a plaintiff contends that [...]
1930-05-14: Chief Victor Veit Sets the Standard for School Fire Drills in Stamford
According to an article published on 5/14/1930 in the Fire & Water Engineering Magazine, then Fire Chief Victor [...]
1911-12-20: An article About Stamford’s First Fire Engine Trial
On December 20, 1911, Fire & Water Engineering Magazine (now Fire Engineering) published an interesting article about the [...]
1972-12-12: The New Central Fire Station Opens in Stamford
Groundbreaking for the new fire station occurred on June 15, 1971. The official opening and flag-raising ceremonies were [...]
1917-07-31: SFD Acts Swiftly To Contain Explosive Fire At Southfield Avenue Factory
An explosion at the American Synthetic Color Company, caused by acids or some other chemical occurred at 5:30 [...]
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