Fires in Colborne
Main Street 23 September 1906
The dark burn marks around the windows show the intensity of the fire.
DetailsOnly bricks and rubble remain after the fire tore through one section of the Burleigh Block of buildings.
DetailsBusiness awnings illustrate the Brown Clothing store, W. J. Douglas Pharmacist and possibly Mayhew's Jewellery as the awning on the right appears to show a graphic of a pocket watch.
DetailsFurniture and other goods salvage from the smoke and fire line the edge of the street.
DetailsThe hay and straw in the livery stable and hotel barn provided highly flammable tinder for this fire.
DetailsColborne residents assess the extent of damage in the immediate area.
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