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Lincoln, Nebraska
Segelke Pop Factory Fire
February 13, 1899
Segelkes Pop Factory Burns
About 11 o’clock last night the brick building
on the west side occupied by
George
Segelke as a
pop factory, caught fire by the explosion of gas
in a coal stove. Nearly all the fire plugs in
the vicinity were frozen up and before the fire
department could get water the building was in
ruins. The loss is about $2,500. Insurance, $700
on contents in Farmers’ & Merchants’ of Lincoln
sand $400 on the building in the London & Globe.
Several magazines for storing carbonic acid gas
exploded during the fire, the burning gas making
it one of the fiercest fires ever occurring in
the city. Mr. Segelke
will rebuild and equip a new plant.
The firemen suffered a great deal from the cold.
The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, NE 14
Feb 1899
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
Audrey!
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