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1939 fires (1 C, 9 P) N. 1939 natural disasters (2 C, 2 P) T. Transport disasters in 1939 (2 C) This page was last edited on 11 April 2023, at 21:35 (UTC). Text ...
Pages in category "1939 fires" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adelaide Hills bushfires; B.
Black Friday site on the ABC ABC site with comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the fires. Map of the area burnt by the 1939 bushfires; State Library of Victoria's Bushfires in Victoria Research Guide Guide to locating books, government reports, websites, statistics, newspaper reports and images about the Black Friday fires.
1928 – Charfield railway disaster in Gloucestershire, England kills 16 chiefly through fire on October 13 [16] 1939 – Three freight cars loaded with explosives caught fire at Peñaranda de Bracamonte station, on the railway from Ávila to Salamanca. Cars exploded and the explosion extend to a store in which had 319 tonnes of aircraft bombs ...
Chongqing Waterfront Fire – "9–2 Fire" Chongqing, China: 1,670 25 May 1845 Theater fire Canton, China 900 June 1871 Theater fire Shanghai, China 800 30 December 1836 Lehman Theater fire St. Petersburg, Russia 694 18 February 1977 Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire: Xinjiang, China 658 13 February 1937 Antoung Movie Theater fire Nantong, China 614
The fire started on July 10, 1939, [4] about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Hill City, South Dakota. [2] The cause was later determined to have been a lightning strike. Two post cutters working nearby noticed the fire and attempted to put it out but failed and fled to avoid the growing fire; they were initially suspected of arson but were later cleared.
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There had been ample rain during the winter of 1938 resulting in heavy understorey, but drought set in toward the end of the year. A heatwave in early January 1939 ensured the fuel load was very dry and particularly susceptible to fire. The fires were finally extinguished when thunderstorms arrived during Saturday evening of 14 January.