Firemen Battle Suspicious Blaze

On August 26, 1969 at 12:25 a.m. Shippensburg firemen were sent to West Orange Street for a building fire. At the time companies were fighting another suspicious fire on Brookside Avenue. When units arrived they found the fire to be in an aluminum warehouse owned by Bogar Lumber Company. Borough Fire Chief Dan Orris said damage to the contents of the building, which consisted of plywood, insulation, paneling and assorted hardware, was estimated at $35,000. For the dollar loss unfortunately little information was provided in the local newspapers. The Vigilant Hose, Cumberland Valley Hose and West End Fire and Rescue companies operated at the scene. The Cumberland Valley’s community ambulance answered one call for the day.