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Central Block Building fire
Photograph of building fire at 515-517 S. Main.
Brown's Shoe Fit fire
Photographs of fire at Brown's Shoe Fit Co., 413 W. Broadway.
Blue Star & Continental Kellar Warehouse Fire
Five photos of the Blue Star & Continental Kellar Warehouse Fire
Fire Truck
Photograph of Council Bluffs Fire Department truck.
275 Club Fire
Pouring water into the ruins of the 275 Club, 1030 W. South Omaha Bridge Road, are Council Bluffs firefighter and the snorkel unit.
Vance Grain Inc. elevator fire
Photos of Vance Grain elevator fire at 3300 First Ave.
Christian Home fire
A fire started by a spark from a trash fire gutted a storage shed at the power house of the Christian Home and nearly destroyed the home of A. W. Fitz Sr. 2501 Eighth Ave.
Fire damage
Photo of fire damage
Hoagland Lumber Yard fire
Hoagland Lumber yard fire at Seventh and South Main spread to the roof of the Ford Brothers Van and Storage warehouse next door north.
Blue Star Foods fire
Photographs of fire at Blue Star Foods Inc garage at 1509 S. Main St. that spread to Continental Keller Company warehouse at 1501 S Main St.
Oakland firemen
Oakland firemen are shown wearing firefighting gear as a warm-up for the competition in Monday's annual Fall Festival, when firemen from throughout Southwest Iowa will take part in a water fight tournament for cash prizes.
Ford Van & Storage warehouse fire
Ford Van and Storage Co. warehouse at 700 S. Main St.
Cohoe Lumber fire
Bud Seaman, yard manager for Cohoe Lumber Co., 25 S. 25th St., surveys the damage caused by a fire.
Wagon Wheel Tavern fire
Dousing the interior of the Wagon Wheel Tavern, 830 N. 8th St. are Council Bluffs Fireman Harold Jensen and Larry French in the snorkel rig.
Midwest Walnut fire
Smoke pours out of the west side of a dry lumber storage shed at Midwest Walnut. A portion of the building collapsed during the height of the blaze about being weakened by intense heat.
House fire
Asst. Fire Chief Leo Fleming and Fire Chief Norman Elgan search for clues among burned debris from a house at 1902 Seventh Avenue Saturday in which burned to death. The man was identified as Roy Stutleberg, 39.
Stork Club fire
Inspecting fire damage to the interior of the Stork Club are Ron Evilsizer of Denison, arson investigator for the state fire marshal's office, and Fire Chief Norman Elgan.