Lethbridge Arena Fire
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- March 12, 1971
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 1991107616297
- Physical Description
- Black and white negative
- Scope and Content
- A spectacular blaze that leveled the 49 year old Lethbridge Arena in about 90 minutes. Some 1,800 hockey fans were watching the hometown Sugar Kings trailing the Edmonton Maple Leafs 2 to 1 early in the third period escaped unharmed in what the fire department officials termed an “orderly exit.” Th…
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- March 12, 1971
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- The Lethbridge Herald
- Physical Description
- Black and white negative
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Scope and Content
- A spectacular blaze that leveled the 49 year old Lethbridge Arena in about 90 minutes. Some 1,800 hockey fans were watching the hometown Sugar Kings trailing the Edmonton Maple Leafs 2 to 1 early in the third period escaped unharmed in what the fire department officials termed an “orderly exit.” The flames raged through the old wooden structure and the roof collapsed 20 minutes from the time the blaze was reported. The cause of the fire, which broke out in the southeast corner of the arena was not immediately determined.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 1991107616297
- Collection
- Archive
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