Brockton marks 80th anniversary of Strand Theatre fire that killed 13
BROCKTON — The Strand Theatre, situated in Brockton's bustling downtown business district, was showing the film “Hoosier School Boy,” starring Mickey Rooney, followed by “Secret Evidence,” on Sunday, March 9, 1941. It was a busy and normal evening for the theater at Main and School streets, which sat 1,685 people. Hours after the last showing, early into Monday morning, the night custodian, Christopher Moore, discovered a fire in the basement below the candy counter and instructed his helper, Roger Thunert, to activate fire alarm box 1311 at Main and High streets. The Brockt...
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