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North Escambia Firemen Called To Massive Milton Fire; City Block Burns
January 7, 2009
Firefighters from Century and McDavid were among the over 75 firefighters that worked for hours Tuesday night to control a massive fire in Milton that destroyed almost an entire city block of the town’s downtown historic district.
The fire was reported on the block with the historic Imogene Theatre about 7:00 Tuesday night. Most of the block was destroyed, including a coffee shop, a bookstore, and a professional office building with lawyers’ offices. Officials say the structural integrity of several of the buildings was a concern. The Imogene Theater, built in 1912, received some smoke, fire and water damage but was believed to be structurally intact. The buildings are located across the street from the Santa Rosa County Courthouse on Caroline Street in Milton.
The Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and firemen from McDavid were dispatched to the scene about 8:00 Tuesday night to provide relief manpower. Century’s engine and the firefighters arrived at the scene about an hour later. They remained on scene in Milton until 1:06 this morning.
Click here for a photo gallery from the scene.
Pictured above and below: A massive fire consumed a large portion of an entire city block in Milton Tuesday night. Over 75 firefighters, including firefighters from Century and McDavid, battled the blaze. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com.
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5 Responses to “North Escambia Firemen Called To Massive Milton Fire; City Block Burns”
That is such a shame. The Imogene theater is such a fantastic and interesting place! I’d love to see an update including a cause of the fire.
Several other units from Escambia County were in Santa Rosa County on this assignment. An Engine Company from Ferry Pass was covering other calls for Avalon FD and an Engine Company from Ensley and Ladder 12 were both on scene.
Thanks Northescambia for the coverage on this and other events that effect the area.
Great job Northescambia and great job local firemen. we can count on Northescambia to cover our local folks. Glad they were not hurt.
So sorry for such a loss in Milton!!!
Oh no! Thanks for the info