Nine years ago today, smoke was reported in the early evening at the 38-story "One Meridian Plaza" office tower in Center City Philadelphia.
That fire would take the lives of Philadelphia Firefighters, Captain David P. Holcombe, age 52, Firefighter Phyllis McAllister, age 43 and Firefighter James A. Chappell, age 29.
This fire burned for 19 hours and ran from the 22nd floor to the 30th floor before a sprinkler system installed by a tenant on the 30th floor knocked it down. It eventually went to 12-alarms using 51 engine companies, 15 ladder companies, 11 specialized units, and over 300 Firefighters.
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TR-049, High-rise Office Building Fire One Meridian Plaza ...
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