99 years ago in 1922
Local firefighters had chilly rides to three fires, two in Warren and a third in Niles. None of the blazes did significant damage.
The first alarm was at 9:10 o’clock when a Ford automobile, owned by Dr. Gauchat, caught fire on Laird Avenue. Chemicals extinguished the blaze, which burned the wiring and scorched the paint.
A short circuit was the cause of the fire.
After an hour back at the department, another alarm rang in. This was from Box 416. A chimney burning at an Oak Knoll Drive residence threw showers of sparks upon the shingle roof and a blaze started. The fire rapidly was spreading along the roof when the department arrived.