MASSILLON, OHIO - 1943 - $700k FIRE

June 18, 1943. A major fire, started in the elevator shaft at the Buckeye Cereal Co. mill on 1st St. SW. The entire structure was damaged, with 4 firemen injured. Damage to the Massillon Cleveland Akron Sign Co. (next door) was also heavy. This is a 8mm, vintage, archive film...photographer unknown.

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[oledandie]

No...this was the Buckeye Cereal Co., on First SW, just N. of the Mass-Cleve-Akron Sign Co. The Cere's was on Tremont SW, across the river at the W. end of the viaduct.

[sandran7121]

Is this where the Cere's Feed Mill sat?

[Donkey9900]

My Mom (to those of you who know-Dona Reed, the longtime Massillon Public Library Children's Room Librarian who did many storytimes from 1976-2007) was the one who told me about this fire-she remembered it well. She was 14 at the time & was swimming with her friends at either High Mill or Lake Cable when they came back to town & this was going on. In my reading about it., an MPD motorcycle officer was injured when he wiped out his bike at Walnut & Erie escorting fire units to the scene.

[jtsosie815]

I used to live in sandy township,my home was in the sandyvalley estates park from 1995 to 2008,after my mother passed away in july 8 08,i know live in sioux falls south dakota,but i miss driving thru massillon,i like the video.