Ardmore,
Oklahoma Fire
December 30, 1922
ONE DEAD IN ARDMORE FIRE; LOSS $150,000
BLAZE DESTROYS ROOMING HOUSE
Factory and Other Buildings Are Fire Swept
SEARCH FOR BODIES
Firemen Believe Others Lost in Fire
ARDMORE, Okla., Dec 30.-One person is dead
and two others are unaccounted for as a result
of a fire early today which wiped out two
business blocks here.
Property damage was estimated at more than
$150,000.
The charred body of an unidentified man was
removed from the ruins of a rooming house in the
fire-swept area. Firemen said they believed
several more persons perished in the blaze and
are searching the debris as fast as it cools.
Two Others Lost
The register of the rooming house was lost in
the blaze but MRS. L.
P. FELDON, proprietor, said at least
two other persons are unaccounted for.
The fire of unknown origin was first discovered
at 1:30 a. m. A strong wind caused the blaze to
spread, resulting in half a block of frame
buildings being in flames by the time the fire
fighting apparatus arrived. Efforts to confine
the blaze to one block were futile as the strong
wind carried the blaze across the street
intersection.
Blaze Discovered
The blaze was discovered in the
C. P. Hall
Furniture company's building. The Brooks Burner
Stove factory, a two-story rooming house and
numerous small frame buildings were among those
destroyed.
A wide space of railroad tracks prevented
further spread of the fire into a thickly
populated residence section.
Port Arthur Daily News, Port Arthur, TX
30 Dec 1922
Transcribed by Linda
Houston. Thanks, Linda!
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