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* "Early Morning Fire Causes Big Damage; One Fireman Killed" (July 3, 1905) ''Birmingham Age-Herald'' | * "Early Morning Fire Causes Big Damage; One Fireman Killed" (July 3, 1905) ''Birmingham Age-Herald'' | ||
* "Fire Loss May Reach $150,000 — Dead | * "Fire Loss May Reach $150,000 — Dead Firemen Will Be Buried Today" (July 4, 1905) ''Birmingham Age-Herald'' | ||
* "Firemen Laid to Rest Yesterday" (July 5, 1905) ''Birmingham Age-Herald'' | * "Firemen Laid to Rest Yesterday" (July 5, 1905) ''Birmingham Age-Herald'' | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 22 November 2018
The 1905 Morris Avenue fire was a major structure fire that broke out in the pre-dawn hours on July 3, 1905 at the Birmingham Paper Company building at 2105-2107 Morris Avenue,
A plaque at the site memorializes Birmingham firefighters Gip Spruiell and E. B. Hoffman, who died from injuries suffered when the building collapsed.
References
- "Early Morning Fire Causes Big Damage; One Fireman Killed" (July 3, 1905) Birmingham Age-Herald
- "Fire Loss May Reach $150,000 — Dead Firemen Will Be Buried Today" (July 4, 1905) Birmingham Age-Herald
- "Firemen Laid to Rest Yesterday" (July 5, 1905) Birmingham Age-Herald