tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153640101725735306.post4147716146880951262..comments2022-03-24T20:51:42.005-07:00Comments on El Diablo's Blog: 1963--Fretz Building 12 ALARMS OF FIREEl Diablo's Picture Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909451806935350435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153640101725735306.post-64811859692385969092012-04-09T09:12:22.960-07:002012-04-09T09:12:22.960-07:00I covered the fire for The Philadelphia Bulletin. ...I covered the fire for The Philadelphia Bulletin. With my colleague, Lawrence M. O'Rourke, we walked around the perimeter of the fire scene and interviewed neighbors. My story began: "A reporter walked through disaster last night." The heat had reddened my face like sunburn. The embers fell onto my jacket. A night to remember now 48 years later. <br />--michael b. sisak 3rdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153640101725735306.post-32653086203823681792012-02-14T05:59:54.612-08:002012-02-14T05:59:54.612-08:00My family lived in Bala Cynwyd then. (Near Belmont...My family lived in Bala Cynwyd then. (Near Belmont Hills) I remember seeing orange glow in the night sky, from my bedroom window.Gelijojapahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12035753748714904733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153640101725735306.post-69651977776218301832012-02-13T07:25:49.352-08:002012-02-13T07:25:49.352-08:00The adjacent Reading Railroad was almost fully ins...The adjacent Reading Railroad was almost fully insured for loss, but there was 1 unfortunate exception. The copper in the overhead wires that supplied electricity to move the local passenger trains wasn't insured, with the thought that if any wires were damaged, the scrap value would almost pay for new wire. But, in this hot fire, the wires were melted, and not much scrap couldn be recovered from the debris!jimboylan2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02107009943866530505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153640101725735306.post-13003302451547941782011-07-06T06:02:10.532-07:002011-07-06T06:02:10.532-07:00Allison, please share some of that information wit...Allison, please share some of that information with us and correct me if I have part of it wrong.El Diablo's Picture Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909451806935350435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153640101725735306.post-42545511229438659912011-07-05T21:53:45.717-07:002011-07-05T21:53:45.717-07:00I know a lot about this fire. My grandpop would al...I know a lot about this fire. My grandpop would always tell stories about this because he was one of the firefighters who fought this fire.Allisonnoreply@blogger.com