Four Chicago Firemen Killed at 5-11 Waterfront Fire
Men Caught in Collapse; Spectacular Blaze Televised to Vast Audience; Losses Exceed $1 1/2 Million
Editor’s Note: The author, Paul C. Ditzel, frequent writer for FIRR ENCINERRINO, is correspondent for a Chicago news agency. His first-hand account of what Chicago fire fighters consider one of the city’s most spectacular and tragic fires is authenticated by information supplied by the Chicago Fire Department, Fire Commissioner Michael J. Corrigan and Chief Fire Marshal Anthony J. Mullaney, to whom the editors express appreciation.
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