Six Philadelphia Firemen Hurt When Walls Collapse
Six firemen were injured, one seriously, while fighting flames in the plant of the Kensington Woodturning Mill Company, 1923-25 East York street, Philadelphia, last Thursday. The men were buried beneath a wall which collapsed when an explosion in the building split the roof and caused the three remaining walls to sag. Captain Henry Schmidtetter, of Engine Company No. 6, Girard and Montgomery avenues, was the most seriously injured. He is in the Episcopal hospital, suffering with a fractured skull, a broken collarbone and internal injuries. The other men injured were: Eugene Cutty, Truck Company No. 6; Michael McHenry, Company No. 4; Richard Morrow, Company No. 6; Michael Dolan, Company No. 6; William Brewer, Company No. 6. A score of other firemen were treated by police surgeons for minor burns and injuries. It was the hardest lire to light in many months, according to firemen, for, fanned by a high wind, the flames swept through the building. No explanation of the origin of the fire has been given, nor of the loss.
Six firemen were injured, one seriously, while fighting flames in the plant of the Kensington Woodturning Mill Company, 1923-25 East York street, Philadelphia, last Thursday. The men were buried beneath a wall which collapsed when an explosion in the building split the roof and caused the three remaining walls to sag. Captain Henry Schmidtetter, of Engine Company No. 6, Girard and Montgomery avenues, was the most seriously injured. He is in the Episcopal hospital, suffering with a fractured skull, a broken collarbone and internal injuries. The other men injured were: Eugene Cutty, Truck Company No. 6; Michael McHenry, Company No. 4; Richard Morrow, Company No. 6; Michael Dolan, Company No. 6; William Brewer, Company No. 6. A score of other firemen were treated by police surgeons for minor burns and injuries. It was the hardest lire to light in many months, according to firemen, for, fanned by a high wind, the flames swept through the building. No explanation of the origin of the fire has been given, nor of the loss.
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