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Memorable Fires
| Date |
Location |
Dollar Loss |
| 1864 |
American Hotel destroyed |
Dollar loss unknown |
| 1897 |
The Grand Hotel |
Dollar loss unknown |
| 1935 |
Perry Feed & Fuel |
$150,000 |
| 1939 |
Pratt & Lowe |
$180,000 |
| October 14, 1947 |
Red Feather Products |
$350,000 |
| November 10, 1950 |
Johns Manville |
$100,000 |
| May 25, 1951 |
Safeway Store
Danzier Sales |
$250,000
$250,000 |
| October 10, 1954 |
Holmquist Hardware |
$500,000 |
| June 23, 1955 |
Kaiser Gypsum |
$2,000,000 |
| August 5, 1957 |
Made Rite Container |
$75,000 |
| August 17, 1960 |
Van Wey Tool & Die Company |
$85,000 |
| August 16, 1963 S.P |
freight shed destroyed |
Dollar loss unknown |
| January 28, 1966 |
Sequoia High School Boiler Room Fire |
$100,000 |
| June 14, 1968 |
Frank’s Tannery |
Dollar loss unknown (largest and most spectacular fire) |
| April 1, 1969 |
Biagi Furniture – Furniture Discount |
$1,000,000 |
| April 4, 1969 |
Reynolds Moving and Storage |
$100,000 |
| 1970 |
L.D. & M. Moving and Storage |
$250,000 |
| February 3, 1979 |
Beth Temple Jacob |
$1,500,000 |
| 1979 |
Redwood Food Packing |
$11,500,000 (Largest dollar loss in Redwood City’s
history) |
| Date Unknown |
Golden State Mushroom Company |
$200,000 |
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