Disasters - Fires - Arson

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Title: Disasters - Fires - Arson
Photographer: Daily Mining Gazette/Felix Fournier
Subject Headings: Accidents - Fires - Arson, Persons, Buildings
Condition: Poor
Description: Three buildings lost - Firefighters had their share of troubles early Sunday morning fighting a blaze in Calumet that destroyed three buildings. A Calumet Township fire truck, toppled at the site due to a hydraulic stabilizer failure. Seven departments responded to the blaze at the intersection of Fifth and Pine streets. [A silhouette image of the blaze. See comment section for further details.]
Source of Description: Daily Mining Gazette Article - July, 1989 [Catlaloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
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Date of Photo: July 1989
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 14.2 cm x 21.3 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: No Neg 2008-06-05-04
Collection Name: Copper Country Vertical File Newspaper Clippings
Terms of Use: Rights to reproduce and distribute this image may be restricted. Contact the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections for further information.
User Comments:
• Arson is suspected in a fire that destroyed three buildings in Calumet's downtown national historic landmark district early Sunday morning.According to the Calumet Fire Chief Bernard Shute, a $2,000 reward was posted this morning for information concerning the blaze that destroyed the vacant Martinmaki building and the Williams Parts and Supply building - a former Bosch Brewery building - at Pine and Fifth Streets in Calumet.A housed owned by George Craze next to the Martinmaki building also was destroyed, accordong to fire officials. The former Bosch building was owned by Jerry DeMott.The fire was discovered at the Martinmaki building at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday by a bartender at nearby Sharon's Bar, according to Shute.It spread to the Craze house, then swept across Fifth Street, iginiting the Williams building, Shute said.While fighting the blaze, a Calumet Township bucket truck toppled into the vacant J. W. Isakson building owned by Harold Tikkanen and located next to Sharon's Bar, causing some damage to the exterior of the building. [Daily Mining Gazette Article - July 24, 1989]
6/9/2008 2:15:47 PM by Christine Holland, Archives