The Strand Theatre Fire: The 1941 Brockton Tragedy and the Fallen Thirteen
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Natural Disasters, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | James E. Benson & Nicole B. Casper | ISBN: | 9781625857989 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | March 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | James E. Benson & Nicole B. Casper |
| ISBN: | 9781625857989 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | March 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
On March 10, 1941, at 12:38 a.m., the Brockton Fire Department responded to Fire Alarm Box 1311, which was pulled for a fire at the Strand Theatre. Fire Alarm dispatched the deputy chief, three engine companies, a ladder company and Squad A. Within six minutes, a second alarm was struck. Less than one hour after the first alarm, the roof of the Strand collapsed, and what appeared to be a routine fire turned into a disaster that killed thirteen firefighters and injured more than twenty others. The disaster marks one of the largest losses of life to firefighters from a burning building collapse in the United States. Jim Benson and Nicole Casper chronicle this devastating tragedy and celebrate the community's heroes and resilience in the face of adversity.
On March 10, 1941, at 12:38 a.m., the Brockton Fire Department responded to Fire Alarm Box 1311, which was pulled for a fire at the Strand Theatre. Fire Alarm dispatched the deputy chief, three engine companies, a ladder company and Squad A. Within six minutes, a second alarm was struck. Less than one hour after the first alarm, the roof of the Strand collapsed, and what appeared to be a routine fire turned into a disaster that killed thirteen firefighters and injured more than twenty others. The disaster marks one of the largest losses of life to firefighters from a burning building collapse in the United States. Jim Benson and Nicole Casper chronicle this devastating tragedy and celebrate the community's heroes and resilience in the face of adversity.
