Minnesota/US – 1916 Masonic hall fire shows lack of water pressure in Rochester


Minnesota/US - 1916 Masonic hall fire shows lack of water pressure in Rochester

(by Thomas Weber, Post Bulletin, January 16, 2025 )

 

As fire raged through Rochester’s Masonic Temple building on the afternoon of Jan. 17, 1916, city officials placed an emergency call to Winona asking for help.

Rochester firefighters were having a difficult time containing the fire, which began in the basement of the Weber & Judd drug store located on the first floor of the Masonic building. Employees of the drug store had discovered the blaze at about 1 p.m.

Workers at some downtown businesses were seen extinguishing sparks that blew onto the roofs of their buildings. At mid-afternoon, firefighters were pumping 11 streams of water into…

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Minnesota/US - 1916 Masonic hall fire shows lack of water pressure in Rochester

 

Minnesota/US - 1916 Masonic hall fire shows lack of water pressure in Rochester
 

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