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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
10
Worcester witnesses the worst conflagration in history as fires destroy two blocks including the Knowles building and spread to 290 homes. National guardsmen patrol with machine guns while investigators probe incendarism amid rumors of fire balloons and widespread alarm.
The Worcester fire yesterday caused an estimated 1.5 million dollars, the largest in city history yet far smaller than major regional fires. It cites Boston's 1872 blaze at about 75 million and lists other losses: Portland Missouri 10 million, Chelsea 17 million, Salem 5.3 million.
Citizens woke in a state of alarm as flames lit the sky and smoke filled the air before dawn. The city, aroused from sleep, faced a scene of panic and urgency during the early hours.
The Worcester blaze destroys the Knowles building and spreads through the Sawyer and M. K. Smith Corp structures. Salvation Army volunteers serve coffee and doughnuts to workers and onlookers as firemen from Worcester and surrounding towns battle the two huge fires.
A historic blaze stormed through the Knowles building and the Sawyer properties, drawing engines from nearby towns and Boston. No fatalities. ten injured, five firefighters among them. Dozens more suffered frostbite as out of town crews arrived, many frozen to their machines before battling flames in the Island district. Stanislaus Omilnowles, watchman for Marcus Company merchants, first spotted the fire.
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