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Major fires in the City of Charlottetown from 1866-2011 resulting in death injury or 3 hour pump use:

1866-1898
1900-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
2010-present

1866-1898

“Terrible Calamity” (Islander Page 2, July 20 1866) – Great Fire of Charlottetown
“Another Fire” (Patriot, Page 22, November 1, 1877)
“A Fire” (Patriot, Page 2, October 27, 1877)
“The Fire To-Day” (Examiner, Page 2, October 4, 1878)
“Disastrous conflagration” (Patriot Page 3, March 29, 1879)
“Disastrous Conflagration” (Patriot August 28, 1880 Page 22)
“Fire!” (weekly Patriot, Jan 26, 1882, Page 3)
“A Destructive Fire” (Patriot July 26, 1883 Page 2) Tremont, Hillsborough, Rollo
“Destructive Fire” (Examiner, Page 22, February 20, 1884)
“A Lad Badly Burned” (Patriot, Page 3, December 28, 1885)
“Destructive Fire” (Patriot March 4, 1886, Page 23) Messars, Younker & Offer’s Factory
“Clang!” (Patriot Mar. 5, 1887 )
“Destructive Fire” (Patriot Page 2, July 6, 1887) About Twenty Buildings Burned
“Destructive Fire” (Patriot, Page 2, May 17, 1890)
“Incendiary Fire” (Patriot, Page 3, September 1, 1890)
“The Cruel Incendiary” (Patriot, Page 3, July 3, 1891)
“St. James Presbyterian Church Damaged By Fire” (Patriot, Page 2, April 11, 1898)

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1900-1919

“The Tremaine Warehouse Goes Up in Smoke”. (Patriot, February 7, 1901) Lower Queen Street.
The Market House Destroyed By Fire This Morning”. (Patriot, December 17, 1902)
“$60,000 Fire Last Night Burnt Out Three Firms”. (Patriot, November 13, 1902) Welsh & Owen Building.
“Dughemin’s Factory Was Badly Gutted”. (Patriot, August 3, 1903)
“Sad Death Involved Charlottetown Lady”. (Patriot, February 8, 1909) Queen Street.
“Condensed Milk Factory Destroyed by Fire”. (Patriot, August 12, 1911)
“Abegweits’ Lose Their Grand Stand”. (Patriot, October 3, 1912)
Burned Cathedral” (Guardian Page 1, March 10, 1913)
“Blaze in Newson Block” (Patriot Page 1, December 28, 1914)
“$10,000 Fire in the Plant of Bruce Stewart & company” (Patriot Page 1, March 20, 1915)
“Barn Burned This Morning”. (Guardian, Page 1, September 6, 1916)
Destructive Fire in City Yesterday” (Guardian, September 30, 1916). Victoria Garage and Four Automobiles Destroyed by Fire”. (Patriot, September 30, 1916).
“Splendid work By Firemen”. (Guardian, Page 1, October 14, 1916) Brian and Mr. Frank Beales – 12 Kent Street
“Fire alarm” (Guardian November 23, 1916)
“Fire at the Baggage Room” (Examiner Page 1, January 26, 1917)
“Charlottetown Had a $20,000 Fire Last Evening” (Partior Page 1, November 22, 1918)
“Bad Fire Yesterday in Charlottetown” (Guardian Page 1, November 10, 1919)
“A Thousand Dollar Fire at the Railway Paint Shops” (Patriot Page 1, Jan. 25, 1919) Highland Hotel

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1920-1929

“Charlottetown Hospital Was Badly Gutted by Fire this Forenoon). (Patriot, November 22, 1921).
“Two Deaths By Fire in this City Sunday Morning”. (Patriot, July 31, 1922).
“Fire on Queen Street Causes Damage of Over $150,000” (Patriot, December 21, 1922) S.A. McDonalds; Dry Goods on Queen Street.
Guardian Office (April 28, 1923)

“Early Morning Fire” (Patriot, Page 1, November 18, 1924) Corner of Great George and Euston Streets.
“Disastrous Fire Early this Morning”. (Patriot, April 15, 1925) Great George Street, near the corner of Euston Street.
“Prowse Brothers Suffered Heavy Loss by Fire on Dominion Day”. (Patriot, July 2, 1926)
“Disastrous Fire on Lower Queen Street in This City Early This Morning”. (Patriot, December 21, 1926).
Dillen & Spilletts Block.
“Two Fires in The city Yesterday”. (Patriot, April 16, 1927) Roof fire on a barn in Victoria Hotel;
MacDonald-Rowe Woodworking Plant.
“Large Dairy Barn at Experiment Station Destroyed by Fire”. (Patriot, October 15, 1928)
“Victoria Hotel Destroyed by Fire”. (Patriot, January 12, 1929)

“Prowse’s Garage Destroyed By Fire Sunday Morning”. (Patriot, October 28, 1929) Great George Street

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1930-1939

“Destructive Fire Last Night in Business Section of City”. (Patriot, April 4, 1930)
Several Lives Feared Lost in the Falconwood Fire”. (Partiot December 15, 1931)

“P.E.Island Fox Biscuit Factory Gutted by Fire” (Patriot November 6, 1931)
Magnificent Residence of Hon. Frank R. Heartz is this Day a Mass of Ruins” (Patriot Feb. 24, 1931)
“Fire in Riley Building Causes Heavy Loss to Owner and Tenants” (Patriot December 31, 1931)
“Early Morning Fire Damages Condensed Milk Factory” (Patriot Oct. 6, 1932)
Fire Early This Morning” (Patriot Page1, January 3, 1933)
“Prince of Wales College is a Mass of Smouldering Ruins” (Patriot February 6, 1932)
“Fire Destroys 25 Stalls and Three-Year Old Colt at Exhibition Race Track” (Patriot, Page 1, August 22, 1934 (1937?)
Landrigan’s Woolen Mills Suffers $40,000 Fire Loss” (Patriot, Page 1, Oct. 17, 1934)
“Early Morning Fire Destroys Feehan’s Store” (Patriot Page 1, October 26, 1936)
Echo Garage Destroyed by Fire This Forenoon” (Patriot, Page 1, Jan.9, 1937)
“Early Morning Fire Destroys Duvar’s Garage” (Patriot Page 1, November 30, 1938)

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1940-1949

“$15,000 Loss in Early Morning Fire”. (Patriot, February 16, 1940). Fitzroy Street.
“Agricultural Hall is completely destroyed by Fire”. (Patriot, November 6, 19941).
“The Woolworth Store gutted by Fire Today”. (Patriot, December 27, 1941) Horseman Fred Chandler Injured in Fall Down Ladder.
“Crown Bakery Destroyed by Fire”. (Patriot, Page 8, March 23, 1942) Corner of Dorchester and Pownal Street.
“Charlottetown Blaze Causes $50,000 Loss. (Patriot, December 24, 1942). Condon Woolen Mills was destroyed.
“Destructive Fire Yesterday Afternoon”. (Patriot, June 22, 1943). R.K. Brace Building.
“Fire Completely Destroys Apartment House, Brighton Road”. (Patriot, November 16, 1944).
“Frender B. Clark Potato Warehouse and Plant Destroyed By Fire”. (Patriot, December 29, 1944).
“Fire Destroys Main Building on the Exhibition Grounds”. (Patriot, April 7, 1945).

“St. Andrews Church Destroyed by Fire”. (Patriot, January 21, 1946).
“Two Sunday Fires in the City”. (Patriot, October 28, 1946). Second Floor of City Hall; Stewart’s Bakery, Kent Street.
“Large Industrial Plant of Bruce Stewart & Co. Wiped out by Fire”. (Patriot, October 10, 1946).
“Two Sisters Die; Shocking Tragedy occurs at Sunday Morning Fire”. (Patriot, Page 1, January 19, 1948).
216 King Street.
“Tweel Building Badly Gutted By Fire Today”. (Patriot, February 18, 1949). Corner of Kent and Great George Street.
“Blaze at Simpson’s Brought Under Control Here this Forenoon”. (Patriot, 26, 1949) Simpson Store and Showrooms.

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1950-1959

“Stewart Barn Burned at Exhibition Grounds”. (Patriot, Page 1, October 31, 1950).
“Sporting Club Fire has claimed one Life, 11 others in Hospital”. (Patriot, Page 1, February 16, 1950).
“Destructive Fire Levels Section of City Block, Damage Estimated High”. (Patriot, Page 1, August 20, 1951) Kent Street

“Science Service Laboratories Destroyed last night, Loss estimated to be $100,000” (Patriot, Page 1, January 31, 1951). Dominion Experimental Farm, Charlottetown.
Fire Severely Damages Apartment Building on North River Road; Broke out about 4 p.m. Yesterday”. (Patriot, Page 17, April 3, 1952). Hourwood Apartment Building.
“Three Automobiles are included in Heavy Loss (Patriot, Page 1, Nov. 28, 1953) Fire completes destroyed the service garage of T.G.Ives, Great George Street.
“Kent Street Building destroyed by Fire” (Patriot, Page 1, November 30, 1954) Cockshutt Machinery building on Kent Street
“Fire Rages Prince Edward Theater”. (Patriot, December 14, 1955).
“Bad Fire Last Night on Queen Street Block”. (Patriot, June 18, 1955) Queen & Kent Street
“Disastrous Blaze Sweeps Warehouse”. (Patriot, October 15, 1956) R.T. Holman Co. Ltd., Grafton Street.
“Bad Fire Rages At Island Tire Service”. (Patriot, January 28, 1957): 201 Weymouth Street.

Fire Claims the Life of Frank Bradley, Well Known City Druggist, in His Home Today”. (Patriot, February 2, 1957)
157 Weymouth Street Garage Heavily Damaged By Fire”. (Patriot, February 22, 1957).
“$250,000 Blaze Gutted CO-OP Super Market”. (Patriot, April 30, 1957).
“Estimate of Loss Runs to $750,000 in Overnight Fire”. (Patriot, April 30, 1957). Market Building.
“Back In Operations After Disastrous Fire”. (Patriot, September 4, 1957) The Charlottetown Patriot
“Fire Rages Stand at Driving Park”. (Patriot, November 13, 1959).

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1960-1969

“Fire Wrecks City Curling Club”. (Patriot, April 12, 1960).
Woman Neighbor Praised in fire”. (Patriot, Page 3, December 4, 1961) 154 Upper Prince Street.
“Simpson Sears Store is Reduced to Rubble”. (Patriot, Page 1-3, April 17, 1963) Kent St.

“Woman Killed in Fire as Many Left Homeless”. (Patriot, June 24, 1963) 223-225 Water Street.
“Rendezvous Restaurant Badly Damaged in Fire”. (Patriot, November 23, 1965)
“Building Gutted on Grafton Street”. (Patriot, Page 2, February 11, 1965).
“Fire Hits Queen Hotel” (Patriot, Page 1-3, January 13, 1965) Water Street.

“Warehouse is Gutted”. (Patriot, January 1965) Michael Bros. Warehouse on Dorchester Street.
Seaman’s Auto Body Works – Dorchester St. – Condon Woolen Mills.
“Hurricane-Force Winds Lash Out at Maritimes”. (Patriot, January 21, 1966).
“Early Morning Blaze Damages City Theater”. (Patriot, February 12, 1968) Capital Theater.
“Three Children Die in Fire which Sweeps City Tenement”. (Patriot, Page 3, Pictures and Article, April 8, 1968). 69-71 Dorchester Street.
“Fourteen Horses Dead in Driving Park Blaze”. (Patriot, January 24, 1968).
House gutted February 4, 1969 at 21 Spring St
Four barns destroyed by at Riverside Hospital July 6, 1969

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1970-1979

Major fire at Kay’s Brothers Wholesale corner of Queen & Sydney, March 1, 1979
House fire, 319 Grafton May 16, 1970
Loss of life at a house fire at 44 Rosemount Dr. February 15, 1971
Two people died in house fire May 19, 1971 at 37 Grafton St.
Considerable damage to Seatreat Restaurant, 143 Euston St. December 24, 1971
285 University Ave October 14, 1972 apartment building on fire
November 24, 1972, 57 Edward St. 9 month old child dies in fire
July 23, 1973 75 Green St. Apartment house gutted
Island Cold Storage September 9, 1973 Esher St. up in flames
Man loses life in home destroyed by fire December 8, 1973 on Dorchester St.
Gutted, Mac Lean Funeral Home January 7, 1974 King Square
Revere Hotel on Kent St. April 13, 1974, 47 year old man loses life
Fire destroys Warehouse on Prince St. Wharf, August 10, 1974
Arson suspected in house October 4, 1974, 211-217 Sydney
Crows nest restaurant, 131 Sydney St destroyed by fire March 19, 1975
43 Pownal St. apartment building gutted, April 12, 1975,
Minitel apartment gutted June 22, 1975
Firefighters fight potato boat fire January 15, 1977 at the railroad wharf
Child dies in house fire January 26, 1977, 57-59 Bayfield St.
Man lost life in apartment fire February 14, 1977, 74 Walthen Dr.
Firefighters respond to 3 calls at the same location, 291 University Ave. April 12, 1977 home gutted
Three lives lost in fire, 7 Alexander Dr., March 24, 1978 apartment house gutted
Fire destroys Cavendish Apartments on corner of Pownal &Water St. January 29, 1979
Firefighters are called to Holiday Island, University Ave for 2 different calls February 25, 1979
Considerable damage to apartment on 12 Brighton Rd. March 19, 1979

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1980-1989

Colonel Grey High School Spring Pk. Rd. mobile classrooms gutted May 25, 1980
Fire firefighters battle blaze on September 17, 1980 at Philips Feed on Grafton St
August 5, 1982 Ponderosa Restaurant University Ave up in flames
Fire destroys Dandy Duds clothing store February 7, 1983 University Ave.
Women loses life in fire,57 Prince St. December 16, 1983
August 6, 1984, 402 University Ave house fire takes the life of a lady
February 28, 1985 Captain Sub on University Ave gutted by fire
February 11, 1986 old marine wharf destroyed by fire
April 3, 1986 fire claims life of lady at 8 Stewart St.
April 21 1986 Clark Fruit lower Prince St
September 28, 1986 59 Chestnut St. fire claims an other
March 27, 1987 Fire destroys building at 134 Richmond St.
Lindsey Bottle Shop gutted May 1, 1987 lower Prince St
May 16, 1987 body shop on 65 Dorchester St. destroyed by fire
Kevin’s car wash on lower Grafton St engulfed in fire, May 16, 1987
Considerable damage to building by fire May 16, 360 University Ave.
May 16, 1987 old Condon Woolen Mill Queen St
May 17, 1987 Colonel Grey Senior High school considerable damage
July 17, 1987 Rochford School on Pownal St destroyed by fire
Charlottetown Firefighters join Parkdale firefighters at the Parkdale mimi fire August 16, 1987
October 23, 1987 UPEI, 550 University Ave received considerable fire damage
March 27, 1988 63 Bayfield St. apartment building destroyed by fire
Victoria Park Tennis Club house up in flames March 31, 1988
June 18 1988, 6 Water St. loss of life in apartment fire
April 19, 1989 Corner of Queen & Bayfield fire claims two lives in apartment fire
October 28, 1989 14 Goodwill Ct. firefighters fight blaze for three hours
October 30 , 1989 7 Bayfield St fire claims one life and injuries seven more people

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1990-1999

August 6, 1990 263 University Ave apartment fire man dies next day
Showboat on Grafton St.May 19, 1991 a blaze
September 18, 1991 Corney’s shoe store destroyed on 180 Queen St
November 16, 1991 Lunch bar restaurant University Ave
May 5, 1991, 204 Queen St. gutted by fire
December 16, 1993 78 Brighton rd. destroyed by fire
March 13, 1994 Lindsey’s Bottle shop on lower queen 7 years later burns again
January 25, 1996 house gutted at 177 Water St.
July 17, 1997 Waterview heights explosion
Chandler Brothers destroyed by fire 1 Plywood place October 30, 1999

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2000-2009

UPEI Student Union August 1, 2001 550 University goes up by torch
42 Beasley Ave. house destroyed by fire January 22, 2002
Fire on Allen St. sends one man to hospital Feb 28, 2002
Home engulfed 23 Hensley St October 4, 2002 2 people rescued one death
Fire engulfs auto body shop one person injured January 12, 2004 1 Strawberry Lane
Apartment building burns May 7, 2004 476 Queen St.
Fire on Irwin Dr. early this morning June 28, 2004
Mobile trailer is burning on January 22, 2005 6 Jacobs Lane person injured
Bedroom goes a fire August 19, 2005 12 MacRae Dr. One person with smoke inhalation
Lady died as a result of fire December 14, 2005 42 Douglas
Apartment on fire January 21, 2006 21 Young St.
March 28, 2006 42 St. Peters Rd injury resulted
Fire in single family home resulting in death July 25, 2006 11 Douglas St.
December 8, 2006 UPEI
Fire takes the life of young lady January 22, 2007 144 Hillsboro St
May 20, 2009, Maid Marions
Winsloe Lions Club November 24, 2002
June 13, 2003 295 Trans Canada

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2010-present

October 1, 2012 ByBlos
April 9, 2012 Andrews Ct fire resulted in the death of an elderly male
October 1, 2012 85 Belvedere Ave saw man injured in the fire
December 16 Kent St. fire results in the death of a male
April 18, 2013 Fire on Revell Dr. destroys home
April 23, 2013 Mutual aid for Stanhope Beach Lodge
September 23, 2013 Warburton Dr. family home gutted by fire
January 10, 2014 Older couple loses home to fire on Waverly Ct
February 15, 2014 95 Capital Dr. fire damage results in significant losses
March 29, 2014 Fire results in 3 deaths on Malpeque Rd.
September 20, 2014 4 unit building on Westridge Cres.leaves 4 families without housing
November 1, 2014 Malpeque Rd. fire resulted in a death
December 31, 2014 Fire destroyed home at 26 Alley St.
December 31, 2014 Fire on 155 Euston 2^nd floor
February 8, 2015 Flu fire spreads to floor joists, interior finish extensive damage
March 21, 2015 Walmart propane tank fire evacuation of the area took place
April 11, 2015 Fire in kitchen spreads throughout
May 8, 2015 Fire causes major damage , 2 people rescued at 142 Prince St.
August 9, 2015 Fire destroys apartment building at 65 Prince St. resulting in the death of an elderly lady
August 20, 2015 Fire at 12 West St.
August 20, 2015 Fuel Tanker rollover on Riverside Dr.