High Winds Spark Multiple Fires Across Tacoma
A day of high winds kept city fire crews busy across several neighborhoods, threatening industrial sites and residential homes.
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Yesterday's high wind was the cause of several small fires about the city. Although the loss in each case was nominal, valuable property was endangered. The most dangerous was a slab fire that started in the unused lumber yard of the Old Tidewater mill near the Interurban bridge. Firemen labored six hours to extinguish the blaze. Sparks were blown into the Peterman sash and door factory, but the threat was controlled. Early in the afternoon, a brush fire started near South 14th and Adams, and another at South 15th and Prospect. Additionally, chimney fires were reported at 939 South E Street and 1338 South E Street.
“The firemen labored six hours on the blaze before it was finally extinguished.”
Tacoma's vulnerability to fire during periods of high wind was a constant anxiety for residents, a theme that persists in modern regional climate concerns regarding wildfire season and urban fire prevention.
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