Huntington, West Virginia, USA
1904 - ALL FIREMEN CALLED OUT To Fight a Bad Blaze Back of the C & O Hospital

High Wind Was Blowing and the Fire Destroyed Three Buildings
A fire alarm from box twenty-eight called the department to the corner of Eighteenth street and Sixth avenue, where just back of the C & O hospital, fire was discovered in the barn belonging to Mrs. L. Buffington.

The department was soon on the scene, but the blaze had gained such headway that it was thought best to sound the second and third alarms, which called out the entire fire fighting force.

A high wind was blowing and soon communicated the fire to other buildings, and although the department did valiant work, the barn and two dwelling houses were completely destroyed and another house badly damaged.

The fire was first discovered in the barn, but its origin is unknown.

The Huntington Advertiser
Huntington, West Virginia
December 20, 1904

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