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...]