….. One of America’s most-deadly hotel fires occurred in Atlanta, Georgia. The Winecoff Hotel, a supposedly “fireproof building,” had an early morning fire that killed 119 people.
Two years ago on this anniversary date, Dave Statter published a good historic review of the fire and an interesting side-note to the occasion that happened just two days before his posting in STATter911.
CLICK HERE to read the poignent story of the fire and the subsequent story of the amateur photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize because of it.
Also on FireGeezer…
- Naples Community Hospital fires medics, relinquishes ambulance permit – October 21, 2011
- At The Speed of Sleaze (Update 3) – June 8, 2011
- Worcester firefighters trapped in collapse of residential building. UPDATED. Incident timeline as tweeted by @Boston_FF_L29. – December 8, 2011
- “Gentleness and Strength” (video added) – June 12, 2011
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