[PRCo] Re: Homewood Carbarn fire

[James B. Holland]

Bill Robb wrote:
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> "This $400,000 blaze struck one of Pittsburgh's Street Car Barns on 
> July 12th, 1955. Fourteen new cars were destroyed and eleven others 
> damaged.

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1955.05.18 was the date.
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PCCs  1026    1051    1155    1220    1281    1294    1600    1648    
1682    1701    1725    were lost in that blaze  --  11 cars.       M197 
was also lost in this fire, presumably the vehicle that caused the 
sparks!!!!!!!
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> Fire Chief Steve Adley, who was in charge at the scene, was told by 
> employees that a short circuit in the motor of an old work motor that 
> recently been pulled into the barn, started the blaze. The sparks had 
> set fire to the grease, and the fire had started to travel up the 
> sides of the barn interior. The roof, which was made up of wood and 
> tarpaper, quickly ignited. The roof soon collapsed. Six alarms were 
> rung in, bringing over 25 pieces of fire apparatus to the scene. This 
> facility was one block long. Firemen were able to stop the fire from 
> reaching the No. 1 Barn and an oil storage shed."





Jim__Holland


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