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Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
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Shell Of Pittsfield Township House: This home, self-built by a young Ypsilanti couple, stands as a blackened hulk this morning, just a few weeks before they were to move in. The home is owned by the Robert Jones family of Ypsilanti, now on vacation in another state. Source of the blaze, which broke out as Ann Arbor firemen fought two downtown fires, was either wiring or defects in the suspension heating system located in the attic, East Ann Arbor Fire Chief Ernest Chasteen said.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
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A Fireman's Lot: There's always a shower of water -- winter or summer, night or day -- when a fireman is at work. Here an Ann Arbor firefighter grits his teeth in the cold early morning air as a torrent of water falls over him during the Quality Bakery blaze.

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Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
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Firemen Battle Bakery Blaze: While fellow firemen fought another damaging fire at the Modern Appliance Co. little more than a block away, this group of firefighters shot thousands of gallons of water and high-pressure fog into the Quality Bakery at 347 S. Main St., standing atop the cinderblock kitchen at the rear of the building, firemen face away from the flaming inferno that a few minutes before was the central structure of the bakery.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
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And This Was Left: Burned, boiled and baked -- little of value remained after flames swept through the Quality Bakery, consuming inflammables and destroyed by heat what would not burn. This is the central area of the three-section building where the heart of the bakery was located. The brick business office at the front was burned out but only water and smoke damage was done to the kitchen ovens at the rear. Damage was tentatively set at $25,000 or more.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
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Another At The Same Time: Weakened by having to fight two simultaneous fires, the Ann Arbor Fire Department nevertheless scored a quick victory over the Modern Appliance Co. fire. Here, Firefighters shoot blasts of water into the front of the store. Though firemen had been on the scene only a few minutes when this photo was taken, flames had already raced through the shop and seethed upward to the apartment above. Occupants of the apartment were rescued.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
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Part of the Fire Toll: A few hours before they were shiny new stoves, refrigerators and washing machines that would have been the pride of any housewife, but now these appliances are nothing but burned and melted wreckage of interest only to the photographer. A big part of the Modern Appliance Co. loss was from such destroyed goods.

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Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
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The Toll On Television: There will be no show, early or late, on these expensive TV sets devoured by flames in the Modern Appliance Co., one of two downtown stores burned out by fire early this morning. Also claimed by flames were scores of radios, washing machines and refrigerators, running the damage toll to many thousands of dollars. Eyeing the destruction above is Ralph (Socko) Bartolacci, a city Water Department meter man.