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Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D7352-8
Date(s)
- 1938-07-07 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
J. E. Berkheimer Manufacturing Company fire on July 7, 1938. Men working in debris. The roofing and asphalt materials company suffered its worst fire in eight years when an explosion of molten asphalt in the "saturator" machine set off a blaze that spread through the factory in 2-3 minutes. Highly flammable finished stock and raw materials were consumed by the fire; material loss alone was over $40,000. (T. Times, 7/8/1938, p. 1).
J. E. Berkheimer Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Fire fighting--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fires--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fire fighters--Tacoma--1930-1940;