Great Salem Fire of 1914

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The Great Salem Fire of 1914 was a devastating urban conflagration in Salem, Massachusetts, that destroyed a large portion of the city’s industrial and residential areas and displaced thousands of residents.

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Great Salem Fire of 1914 canonical 1
Salem Fire of 1914 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster ⓘ
fire in the United States ⓘ
urban conflagration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Salem Fire of 1914 ⓘ
cause spark from a leather factory motor ⓘ
combatedBy Massachusetts State Militia ⓘ
Salem Fire Department ⓘ
fire departments from surrounding communities ⓘ
commemoratedBy historical markers in Salem ⓘ
local exhibits and publications ⓘ
coordinateLocation 42.52°N 70.90°W ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
destroyed Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company mill ⓘ
Salem’s French neighborhood ⓘ
commercial buildings in Salem ⓘ
industrial buildings in Salem ⓘ
residential neighborhoods in Salem ⓘ
destroyedArea approximately 253 acres ⓘ
destroyedBuildings approximately 1376 buildings ⓘ
displacedPeople approximately 18000 people ⓘ
endDate 1914-06-26 ⓘ
fatalities 3 ⓘ
followedBy reconstruction of Salem’s industrial district ⓘ
hasAftermath charitable aid from private organizations ⓘ
federal and state relief assistance ⓘ
long-term displacement of residents ⓘ
hasSignificantImpactOn economy of Salem ⓘ
housing in Salem ⓘ
industrial base of Salem ⓘ
injuries many ⓘ
ledTo changes in building codes in Salem ⓘ
large-scale relief efforts ⓘ
rebuilding of affected neighborhoods ⓘ
urban planning reforms in Salem ⓘ
location Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ
originatedAt Cornell’s leather factory ⓘ
originatedIn Kernwood neighborhood of Salem ⓘ
partOf history of Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ
history of fires in the United States ⓘ
pointInTime 1914 ⓘ
significantEventFor residents of Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ
spreadBy strong winds ⓘ
tarred roofs ⓘ
wooden construction ⓘ
startDate 1914-06-25 ⓘ
timeOfDay afternoon ⓘ

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History of Salem, Massachusetts → majorDisaster → Great Salem Fire of 1914 ⓘ
Great Salem Fire of 1914 → alsoKnownAs → Salem Fire of 1914 ⓘ
linked to: Great Salem Fire of 1914