On January 15, 1895, a warehouse fire ignited a large store of dynamite resulting in a great explosion that devastated several blocks of Butte, Montana. Firefighter George Fifer, as well as twelve other firefighters, perished in this fire.
On January 15, 1895, a warehouse fire ignited a large store of dynamite resulting in a great explosion that devastated several blocks of Butte, Montana. Firefighter George Fifer, as well as twelve other firefighters, perished in this fire.
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