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842-B
Date(s)
- 1934-10-09 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Two firemen survey the massive damage caused by the collapse of the Tacoma Grocery Co.'s six-story brick building in the early morning hours of October 9, 1934. The fire sprinkler system had broken, flooding the floors and the weight of the water plus the thousands of cases of groceries caused the structure to collapse into the street, spilling mountains of furniture, cans, sacks and paper products onto Pacific Avenue. Amazingly, no rescue workers or pedestrians were injured. The building would later be rebuilt and refaced with concrete. (T.Times 10-9-34, p. 1+)
Building failures--Tacoma; Disasters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Grocery Co. (Tacoma);