Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Oakville Store Badly Damaged




On April 8, 1983 at 9:15 p.m. firefighters were alerted to a structure fire at the Village Store, Oakville. A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the 1-½ story frame store. Firefighter from five companies had the blaze under control in 10 minutes and remained on the scene for hours. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose and Cumberland Valley Hose companies assisted at the scene along with units from Newville, South Newton and Newburg-Hopewell.

1 comment:

Sparky said...

Love the old time pictures, although it doesn't feel that long ago. 3/4 length boots, no hoods, collars down, and the old flashlights. Great post Brad..