Exhibitor Eyes Loss After Mid-Sunday Fire at Market
Aristocrat Upholstery Co. faced total loss of two showrooms at the High Point National Furniture Mart after a mid Sunday fire. COO Robert O Connell described preparations and designs lost, with business momentum and future orders ruined as flames swept through the eighth floor showroom area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson
Utley Enterprise
Robert O'Connell
O'Connell
Aristocrat Upholstery Co., Inc
O’connell
High Point National Furniture Mart
David Butterworth
Aristocrat
High Point
National Furniture Mart
High Point Enterprise Briefs Section Tuesday Afternoon Note
Local brief items dated October 24, 1977 cover community notices and short reports. The item list references area events and public information without detailed narrative.
Eighth-floor High Point Fire Foe Faces Fierce Blaze
Firefighters battled an eighth-floor blaze at the High Point Furniture Mart drawing eight engines and multiple units. Chief Hannis L. Thompson praised the team for preventing a total burn, noting several heat exhaustion cases and five hospitalizations with oxygen aid on scene. Local and neighboring units aided, while a Minnesota buyer, Jules Selcer, was rescued from a stalled elevator as the market continued. Aristocrat owner Fred Vanessa observed the fire as market activity persisted and plans to rebuild outlined for future shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lowe
Enterprise
High Point Furniture Mart
High Point
Hannis L. Thompson
Thompson
High Point Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
Guilford County
Winston-Salem- Greensboro-High Point
Guil-Rand Fire Dept
Archdale
Guilford
Jules Selcer
Minnesota
Selcer
Minneapolis
Minn
O'Connell
Fred Vanessa
Rescued From Elevator at National Furniture Mart
Jules Selcer is assisted by a fireman after being rescued from an elevator on the eighth floor of the burning National Furniture Mart. Firemen forced open the door of the elevator to reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Selcer
National Furniture Mart
Market Fire at High Point Furniture Complex Remains Under Control
The largest blaze to ever strike the High Point furniture market disrupted several exhibition spaces but market activity continued. SFMC officials said the fire was a catastrophe for affected participants yet would not derail the fall market and multiple manufacturers reported limited damage and ongoing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson
Utley Enterprise
Wiiter
Furniture Mart
High Point Market
H.L. Thompson
Burris
HPNFM
Main Street
Robert P. Gruenberg
SFMC
Hundreds Watch Firefight at High Point Furniture Mart
Crowds gathered along S Main Street as the High Point Fire Department battled a blaze at the High Point National Furniture Mart. Police controlled hundreds of onlookers while evacuations occurred and the building was sealed. Officials said crowds behaved. some owners questioned reopening as they left town with belongings inside.
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S. Main Street
High Point Police Dept
High Point Fire Dept
High Point National Furniture Mart
Stewart Hartley
Department
Hartley
Sprinklers Limited At Local High Point Furniture Complex
City inspectors report only a portion of the High Point Furniture Market complex has sprinklers. An eighth floor fire at Paul Fine's furniture mart gutted the floor. the building lacks sprinklers due to pre law construction. Some SFMC wings and docks do have sprinkler systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Furniture Market
City
High Point National Furniture Mart
Paul Fine
Furniture Mart
Commerce Street
Southern Furniture Market Center
E. Green Drive
Wrenn
SFMC
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Shawnee-Penn
Sy Cris Petree
High Point Enterprise
National Building
Ivan Garry
Sonny Hedgecock
Southern Furniture Market
Kincaid
Green Wing
Burris Industries
Wayne Burris
Dustries
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