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Calgary Fire Department and Calgary's major fires

Aug. 9, 1999
Explosion and fire at Hub Oil.

Aug. 9, 1984
Old Calgary Herald building

March 28, 1981
Deerfoot Mall shopping centre, 901 64th Ave. N.E.

April 30, 1981
HMCS Tecumseh fire

Oct. 8, 1980
IKO fire: 1603 42nd Ave. S.E.

Jan. 31, 1980
Manchester Racquet Club fire on New Year's Eve, 1980

April 9, 1978
General Hospital Fire at 841 Centre Ave. N.

April 3, 1972
McArthur Furniture, 235 10th Ave. S.W.

Nov. 20, 1970
The York Hotel, Seventh Ave. and Centre St. S.W.

March 2, 1966
Langevin School at First Ave. and 6A St N.E.

Jan. 21, 1966
Michael Building at Ninth Ave. and Third St. S.W.

Jan. 9, 1962
The Glencoe Club fire, 29th Ave. and Sixth St. S.W.

Nov. 29, 1961
The Cameron Block

April 6, 1955
Marshall Wells building at 118 11th Ave. S.E.

March 6, 1954
McArthur Furniture/Gainers Meats, 11th Ave. and Fifth St. S.W.

Dec. 6, 1954
No. 5 hangar at Municipal Airport

Dec. 29, 1948
Union Packing Co. plant at Nose Creek

Oct, 1, 1941
Wales Hotel and annex fire

Nov. 19, 1921
Woolworth's, 200 block of Eighth Ave S.W.

Jan. 8, 1920
Empire Hotel fire

Jan. 25, 1915
Sherman Roller Rink, 17th Ave. and Centre St. S.W.

Jan. 12, 1913
Burns Co. packing plant.

Sept. 25, 1908
Fire at the three-storey brick factory building of the Standard Soap Works in east Calgary.

Jan. 15, 1904
Norman Block fire.

Nov. 7, 1886
Parish and Son Flour and Feed Store, Ninth Ave. and Centre St.