Photo: David Winslow (UND)
At 4:15 PM on April 19, a fire was reported in the Security Building, 101 North Third Street.
In the photo at the right, the fire rages in the Security Building and has spread to the
next building. Fire trucks stalled in the flood water, and the hydrants were useless since
the city's water system had failed. Later, planes and helicopters were used to fight the fire.
Photo: David Winslow (UND) |
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North Third Street after the fire. The Security Building is still smoldering. The building
at the opposite end of the burned block is the Grand Forks Herald's offices. Eleven buildings
were destroyed on North Third St. and North Fourth St. Only one, the former First National
Bank building, still stands.
Photo: Toby Baker (UND) |
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 North Third Street block destroyed by fire, July, 1997. Photo: Alan Draves |
 Site of the Security Building, Oct. 1997. Photo: Alan Draves |
 Fire-damaged First National Bank building, Oct., 1997. This is the only one of the fire-damaged buildings still standing. Photo: Alan Draves |
 North Fourth Street after the fire, July, 1997. Photo: Alan Draves |
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