Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-12-29 | Page 5 | Quaker City Fires Raze 5 Buildings

Quaker Cily ily Fires r Raze RazeS 5 Buildings PHILADELPHIA Dec 29 VP- VP UP Philadelphia's fourth major fire fire within 24 hours hours coming coming In n the wa wake wake- e of or a heavy snowfall J that t hamp hampered the efforts of firemen firemen- destroyed five industrial b buildings an and damaged a half a half dozen adjoinIng adjoin adjoin- adjoining ing structures with a a l loss ss' ss estimated estimated esti esti- mated at The latest blaze Sunday Sunday bring bring bringing ing to about bout the damage caused a by major fires in the 21 hour period struck period struck in in a down town manufacturing district inter inter- with lI an such ch historic landmarks landmarks land land- marks aa u Christ church a half block from the scene and the house occupied by Be Betsy y Ross Ros when when she she made the first AmeriC n flag yards away The three other major major- fires inthe Inthe in inthe the Philadelphia area over the week week end destroyed a story five industrial building with willi damage estimated at a large paper box factory with a a- loss os and th thousands of gallons of oil after a blast at the Gulf Gult Oil Corp refinery in southwest P Phila delphic delphia