The once imposing tower of the Miners' Journal building collapsed in a shower of sparks in October 1892
Disastrous Blaze – The Miners’ Journal Building Fire of 1892
Fire at Kalmia Colliery in Schuylkill County nearly claimed lives | December 1871
In December 1871, a devastating fire nearly claimed lives at the Kalmia Colliery in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Flames swept through the breaker, trapping miners and sparking rumors of arson by the Molly Maguires in this turbulent era of coal industry violence in Pennsylvania history. Read the Full Story.
Fire in 1900 spelled doom for a newspaper in Lykens
Fire swept through Lykens in December 1900 and destroyed the offices of the town's oldest newspaper
Fire On the Mountain – The Brookside Colliery Fire of November 1869
On November 20, 1869, a massive fire swept through the Brookside Colliery above the growing village of Tower City, Pennsylvania.