Looking back at the explosion and fire that destroyed Salem Junior High School in Burke County, NC, in March 1987. Tuesday night, March 17, 1987. Address was 1311 Salem Road, south of Morganton. Three-story brick building with 25,000+ square-feet. It was located on a campus that also included two elementary school facilities, a gymnasium, and …
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Fifty years ago this month, the Broyhill furniture factory in Marion, NC, burned on January 14, 1976. Here are some notes about the incident. – Wednesday morning. – January 14, 1976. – 11:05 a.m. – Otis L. Broyhill furniture plant on West Henderson Street. [AC, 1/15/76] – Three-story building housed finishing room, where fire stated. …
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This is a blog version of an earlier Facebook posting. Report from Wake County. On Monday, January 12, 2026, the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Wendell received a presentation from Wake County Fire and Emergency Management about the possibility of a merger of the private, non-profit organization Wendell Fire Department (WFD) with the …
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Presenting a visual apparatus history of Durham Fire Department aerial apparatus and service trucks. See JPG | PDF