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Bowman Arts Centre Fire

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
January 1971
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
1991107615633
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Scope and Content
Fire started in the Bowman Arts Centre’s men’s washroom. Workers had been thawing out pipes in the building a week earlier and officials suspected a cigarette was left under the floor which started lint smoldering. There was little or no damage to the building. Fire officials said it was just a mat…
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
January 1971
Description Level
Item
Creator
The Lethbridge Herald
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Physical Condition
Excellent
Scope and Content
Fire started in the Bowman Arts Centre’s men’s washroom. Workers had been thawing out pipes in the building a week earlier and officials suspected a cigarette was left under the floor which started lint smoldering. There was little or no damage to the building. Fire officials said it was just a matter of cleaning up and a little painting. The fire was extinquished immediately.
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