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October 5, 2009

Major fire blazes for hours, guts historic Niagara Fall store

Originally printed by CTV.ca

Major fire blazes for hours, guts historic Niagara store

Updated: Sun Oct. 04 2009 7:40:11 PM

ctvtoronto.ca

A once famous and now abandoned department store in Niagara Falls burned to the ground Sunday after firefighters spent over eight hours battling the stubborn flames that refused to burn out.

Rosbergs department store at Queen Street and Erie Avenue was once a community icon but had been abandoned for several years.

Seeing the fire was too much for Don Carrel, the grandson of founder Jacob Rosberg.(more…)

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1 Comment »

  1. I am not far from there this is an absolutley traggic!

    Comment by Misty Mays — October 5, 2009 @ 1:42 am

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