File:Columbus, Ohio CML 11.jpg

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This was a huge fire that stared in a restaurant below the Lerner's store. Firefighters had a tough time putting it out due to the icy conditions. It was also close to the Rhodes Tower commonly known as the state office tower

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English: Image taken in Columbus, Ohio. "Fire fighters and Fire trucks at the scene of the fire at Gay and High Streets. The sign for King Discount Drugs at 81 North High Street can be seen. The buildings are encased in ice due to the cold temperatures. In the background the top the Lincoln Leveque Tower (50 West Broad Street) can be seen. The 4 alarm fire that started at the K's Down Under Bar, located in the basement of 6 West Gay Street, and spread to the Lerner Shops at 75 North High Street. Firefighters were hampered by the 9 degree temperature. The fire eventually spread to the Mary Jane Shoe Store, Donna’s Continental Wigs and Kings Discount Drugs. The fire destroyed a quarter of a city block and caused an estimated $2 million dollars in damages. See the Columbus Dispatch 2/17/1977, p. 1A and 3A."
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Source https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/p16802coll19/id/4948
Author David E. Lucas

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