YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) MARKED THE 54th anniversary of the deadly fire at the old Arundel Park bingo hall in Brooklyn Park, Maryland. The blaze on January 29, 1956, killed 11 people and injured several hundred more, and is believed to be the worst disaster in a public place in Maryland history.
Joe Ross, a local author and retired firefighter who published a book on the fire in 2008, will give a one-hour presentation about the fire on February 11, followed by a book signing at the Pascal Senior Center in Glen Burnie. The program begins at 12:30 p.m. The senior center is located at 125 Dorsey Road.
The Arundel Burning website – CLICK HERE – has more information on the fire including a computer-generated graphic of the bingo hall and the FD operations, and a rare 16 mm. film showing the huge parlor in full blaze.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
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