An early morning accident occurred in Millersburg on July 5, 2007. A vehicle, traveling West on Route 25, failed to stop at the intersection with Route 209. The vehicle traveled through the intersection and collided with several new Chevy pickup trucks sitting in the car lot of Troutman's Chevrolet. The Millersburg fire company responded and found the driver behind Troutman's body shop, where he apparently collapsed while trying to flee the scene. The fire crew began medical treatment until the arrival of EMS. Damage to the parked vehicles was estimated at over $100,000.
A fire occurred around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, 1969, at the abandoned Dieter farm near the railroad crossing east of Williamstown. The Williamstown and Sheridan fire companies responded to the blaze. The fire burned through the local telephone lines, knocking out service for about five hours before repairmen fixed the problem.
A fire that began in the roof of the Murphy Plywood plant in Sutherlin, Oregon, on Tuesday afternoon, July 5, 2005, quickly spread to engulf several buildings on the property, destroying 250,000 square feet of the plant. Damage was estimated to be upward of $30 million. A faulty motor inside one of the dryers used to dry veneer likely caused the fire, which began at 12:30 p.m.
1973
Doxol Gas Company Fire - Kingman, AZ
1972
Hospital Fire - Sherborne, England
1894
World's Fairground "White City" Fire - Chicago, IL
The Columbian Exposition World's Fair was held in Chicago from May 1st to October 21st in 1893, so named to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of the New World. Most of the buildings were based on classical architecture, and the area taken up by the fair around the Court of Honor was known as "The White City" because of the white stucco and the extensive use of street lights. There were three major fires at the fair. The first one occurred during the fair, on July 10, 1893, when the Cold Storage Building burned, killing 17 people. The others occurred after the fair had closed. A fire on January 8, 1894 burned the Casino, Peristyle, Music Hall, and Manufactures Building. A fire the following month burned the Colonnade. A massive fire on July 5, 1894 burned the Court of Honor, Machinery Hall, Electricity Building, Administration Building, Mining Building, and the Manufactures Building. Not fire related, but interesting notes about that fair: There were quite a few "firsts" to debut: Aunt Jemima pancake mix, Cracker Jack, Cream of Wheat, Quaker Oats, Elongated coins (where you squash your coins to make souvenirs), the first Ferris Wheel, elevated electric railway, moving sidewalks, Juicy Fruit gum, Shredded Wheat, United States Post Office's first picture postcards and commerative stamp sets, United States Mint's first commemorative coins. Pabst won a blue ribbon for its beer. Milton Hershey bought chocolate manufacturing equipment at the fair and added chocolate to his business.
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