Tuesday, April 8, 2008

One Room Dwelling Destroyed

On April 8, 1955 at 4:30 p.m. on the Ritner Highway, two miles east of Shippensburg, firemen were alerted for a house fire after a passing motorist spotted smoke coming from a house. An overheated coal stove set fire to a wall destroying the interior and most of the contents of an occupied one-room dwelling, displacing a 71-year old man. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose Company answered the alarm.

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