Channel: JoJo Candy

Category: Entertainment

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Description: Most Devastating Urban Fires in American History Did you know that every 24 seconds there’s a fire department somewhere in the US that’s called in to respond to a fire alarm? This superb and highly professional response and rescue system has saved countless lives and untold amounts of property, and the country is now highly fire security conscious. However, in times preceding the 20 th century, fires were a major hazard in urban areas and the cause of massive amounts of damage to cities. In this episode, we chronicle some of the most tragic urban fires in American history.