Chief Brennan Collapses at Fire
In the midst of directing a battle against a three-alarm fire which swept through four industrial buildings at Eighth and Harrison Sts., San Francisco, on June 10, Fire Chief Charles Brennan suffered a severe heart attack. However, despite intense pain, Chief Brennan insisted upon remaining at the scene of the fire until it was brought under control.
It was only then that Assistant Chief Albert J. Sullivan was able to persuade him to enter an ambulance which took him to the Central Emergency Hospital where he received first aid. He was then removed to St. Francis Hospital where his physician. Dr. George Boskowitz, announced that the chief's collapse had been due to a heart ailment, traced to overwork.
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