Fires

List of fires recorded in Licking County

• 1868: Jones Block
• April 1875: Old Court House
• March 1879: Newark Court House
• July 1884: Brown Brothers and J.A. Richardson
• August 1884: Bourner and Phillips Planning Mill
• May 1885: Hotel Fulton stable
• January 1886: Burner and McCune Store
• January 1888: O.G. King Store
• December 1896: Koestring and Meyer Store
• October 1901: National Road
• December 1903: Powers and Miller Store
• March 1905: Everett Glass Factory
• May 1909: Wehrle Stove Fire
• July 1909: C.D. McDonald Livery Stable
• December 1909: Jewett Car Works
• March 1910: American Bottle Co.
• February 1912: Music Hall
• August 1913: Sparta Building
• November 1913: Franklin Building
• January 1914: Kern Hotel Fire
• December 1919: Music Hall
• March 1923: Hamilton Car Co.
• May 1927: Hulshizer Milling Co.
• November 1928: Knights of Pythias Building
• January 1930: Reynard Food Factory
• March 1930: Lawrence Thompson Farm home
• September 1931: Fleek and Son Storage House
• July 1932: Owens Illinois Bottle plant
• March 1933: Roberts and Harpster hardware store
• September 1933: Fleek and Sons Wholesalers
• March 1946: Heath Refinery explosion
• December 1946: Central Church of Christ Disciples
• January 1951: King's Department Store
• November 1971: Carousel Resturant and Lounge
• April 1872: Granville Opera House
• March 1994: Music Workshop, Dollar General, and T-Shirt Designs Unlimited
• May 1995: Valet Cleaners and Legend Smelting and Recycling Co.
• October 1995: Smyth Manufacturing Co.
• December 1995: Kroger Store
• October 1996: Southgate Barn
• April 1997: Conrad Apartments
• April 1997: Kirk Machine and Welding shop
• April 1997: Tri-State Chiropractic
• May 1997: Residential home-Hebron
• May 1997: Residential home- Newark
• May 1997: Residential home- Newark
• May 1997: Thornville barn

Firebug immortalized in stone. (1963, February 9). The Newark Advocate.

These Fires Made Newark History. (1952, August 18). The Newark Advocate.

Fire cleanup underway. (1971, November 30). The Newark Advocate.

Bell, J. (1994, March 21). 'It's all a total loss' The Newark Advocate.

Bell, J. (1995, May 24). Picking up the many pieces. The Newark Advocate.

Brumley, J. (1995, October 1). Blaze forces nursing home evacuation. The Newark Advocate.

1995: It was a year of losses, near losses. (1995, December 31). The Newark Advocate.

Parker Geier, S. (1996, October 31). Fire crews battle wind as historic barn burns. The Newark Advocate.

Area fire departments battle through busy day. (1997, April 5). The Newark Advocate.

Parker Geier, S. (1997, April 18). Paint fire scorches city machine shop. The Newark Advocate.

Groves, J. (1997, April 23). Roof fire damages chiropractor's office. The Newark Advocate.

Parker Geier, S. (1997, May 2). Fire rips century home in Hebron. The Newark Advocate.

Shide Ave. home hit by blaze. (1997, May 11). The Newark Advocate.

Fire damages east-side home. (1997, May 17). The Newark Advocate.

Parker Geier, S. (1997, May 15). Thornville barn fire purposely set, authorities say. The Newark Advocate.