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were blocked by a train accident; they arrived the next day – Monday, February 8). The crews brought their own equipment. Most could only watch helplessly after discovering that their hoses could not connect to
Baltimore's gauge size of water hydrants, although a machine shop in the Locust Point area
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The BCFD memorializes the fire annually at the bronze statue of a firefighter at the
Department's old headquarters, facing City Hall, the War Memorial Building and the broad ceremonial plaza in between at East Lexington and North Gay Streets. Observances are also held at the closest street corner to
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of 1962, currently the CFG Bank Arena) in the western part of downtown
Baltimore at 10:48 a.m. on Sunday, February 7, and quickly spread. Soon, it became apparent that the fire was outstripping the ability of the city's firefighting resources to fight it, and calls for help were telegraphed to
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Most agreed that the Great Fire directly caused no deaths. An autobiography written by Alice Mae
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adopted a national standard for fire hydrant and hose connections. However, inertia remained. Conversion was slow and still remains incomplete. One hundred years after the
Baltimore Fire, only 18 of the 48 most populous American cities were reported to have national standard fire hydrants. Hose
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Square, on North Calvert Street, between East Lexington and Fayette Streets. Lurz gathered a group of men who loaded bags of mail onto horse–drawn wagons, took them to North and Pennsylvania Avenues, and stood guard until the Maryland National Guard arrived (for which he later received a
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buildings around the existing fire. This tactic, however, proved unsuccessful. Not until 5:00 p.m. the next day was the fire brought under control, after burning for thirty hours.
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