The Buckingham Street Fire of 1753 was the first documented fatal fire in Halifax. On Thursday, September 1, 1753, between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m., a f… [read more...]
The historical records confirm that a fire occurred in Halifax in 1789, known as the Cochran Fire, named for its location—Mr. Cochran… [read more...]
The Court House Fire of 1789 in Halifax was a significant event in the city’s early firefighting history. It occurred in the evening of Decembe… [read more...]
Mr. Stark's store on Sackville Street caught fire on October 9, a little before 10:00 in the evening. The fire spread to the exposures on either … [read more...]
The fire commonly referred to as The Grassie Fire of 1816 occurred on the evening of Tuesday, December 17, 1816, and was among the most destructive i… [read more...]
The fire at Ferguson’s Chocolate Factory occurred on the morning of January 9, 1817, and was among the most serious incidents of that winter in… [read more...]
On Monday, September 17, 1821, at around two o’clock, after nearly two years without fires in the town of Halifax, disaster struck when a baker… [read more...]
At about 4:00 in the morning on Friday, January 4, 1828, Mrs. Miller’s house caught fire on Duke Street and it extended to structures on both s… [read more...]
A fire occurred on April 27, 1832; below is the related Acadian Recorder newspaper article, published the day after, on April 28: Fire - We have t… [read more...]
Via SaltWire, contributed by Leo J. Deveaux: "On New Year’s Eve, a fire swept through Hollis and Prince Streets in downtown Halifax, de… [read more...]
Origin and Initial Spread Ignition Site: The fire began in the basement of the Tremont House (a hotel located on the northeast corner of Gra… [read more...]
The Poor Asylum Fire in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1882 stands as one of the most tragic and significant fires in the city’s history, particularl… [read more...]
From The Halifax Herald Nov 16th, 1883 FIRE ON BARRINGTON STREET. = About 1230 yesterday, an alarm was sounded from box 18, caused by flames be… [read more...]
August 21, 1893. Disastrous Conflagration William Stairs, Son & Morrow's Warehouse Destroyed. Surrounding Property in Imminent Dange… [read more...]
Several Other Properties Burned Loss: $185,000.00; Insurance loss: $95,000.00 300 People thrown out of employment It is so seldom that Halifax h… [read more...]
Cragg Fire January 12th 1912 12:45am Box 4 It was contained within Barrington, George and Granville Streets. Thre total los… [read more...]
Conn and Martel's Bowling Academy and Mr Martel's apartment where Mr and Mrs Martel, their four children and their maid lived. No fatalities. [read more...]
On 10 April 1935, a fire completely destroyed the old wooden prison barracks. [read more...]
1939 The Queen Hotel Fire On the morning of March 2nd, 1939, the night clerk employed by the Queen Hotel discov… [read more...]
During the night of April 30th 1943, fire ripped through the roughly 80 year old warehouse on Mitchell's Wharf causing extensive… [read more...]
In the early hours of January 31, 1951 – one of the coldest nights of that year – a fire was discovered in a storage area adjacent to the… [read more...]