(12.16.1916) Fair Store Fire- The fire was so intense, that it caught the other side of the block of fire.
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![(12.16.1916) Fair Store Fire- Fire caused more than $500,000 in 1916 dollars on both sides of Independence Street, from Anthracite Street to near Eighth Street, including the Fair Store, one of Shamokin's leading businesses. It is Shamokin's costliest blaze...[This photo is looking east on Independence Street. The "Fun Shop" Building is at left.]](https://photos.smugmug.com/OldPhotographs/Firefighting/ShamCTFires/i-gHrNLBs/12/89a7b7a9/Ti/1112880874_hHdqU-O-2-Ti.jpg)
![(12.16.1916) Fair Store Fire- Around 9 p.m., just weeks before Christmas, a 17 year-old grocery boy by the name of Ralph Pensyl was heard yelling "Fire! Fire! Fire! The stores on fire!" as he ran down Independence Street. Just five hours later, both sides of the block would be destroyed by flames, leaving 80 people homeless...[The old Victorian Movie Theatre (future site of CVS) is shown here.]](https://photos.smugmug.com/OldPhotographs/Firefighting/ShamCTFires/i-bsCCHwQ/0/eb587804/Ti/FairStoreFire1916e-Ti.jpg)
