Major Fires in Lafayette

Major Fires in Lafayette 1840-1940
  • American House Hotel Fire - May 20, 1845
  • The Journal Fire - February 23, 1864
  • Montgomery Opera House and Post Office Fire - December 24, 1869
  • The Union Mills Fire - December 31, 1877
  • Foster's Furniture and Carpet House Fire - January 10, 1894
  • West Side Livery Barn Fire - January 4, 1900
  • Gaiba Fire - July 6, 1906
  • Galbraith Garage Fire - December 23, 1917
  • American Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company Fire - May 16, 1921
  • Dryfus Packing and Provisions Company Fire - April 3, 1940
  • National Homes Plant Fire - February 8, 1944
  • Rund Meatpacking Plant Fire - April 5, 1944
Major Fires in Lafayette 1946 - Present
  • New York Central and Nickel Plate R&R Freight Depot Fire - November 26, 1946
  • Continental Baking Company Fire (Wonder Bread) - November 20, 1953
  • Smith-Alsop Store Fire - January 31, 1963
  • Hippensteel Funeral Home Fire - November 29, 1966
  • National Homes Fire - July 9, 1968
  • U.S. Metalite Plant - January 28, 1969
  • Colonial Bread Warehouse - January 6, 1974
  • Village Furniture - August 25, 1976
  • Collins Warehouse - September 25, 1976
  • Market Square Shopping Center - February 2, 1979
  • Adult Theater Bookstore - January 17, 1981
  • Christ Memorial Temple - March 4, 1981
  • Village Furniture - January 6, 1984
  • Briarwood Apartments - January 29, 1986
  • Kyger Bakery - June 1, 1987
  • Eagles Lodge - September 30, 1988
  • Jefferson-Smurfit Paper Yard - July 27, 1991
  • First Christian Church - December 25, 1992
  • Fairfield Manufacturing - July 12, 1999
  • Bob Rohrman's Dealership - December 12, 2001
  • Salem Street Gas Explosion - November 28, 2002
  • Imperial Travel Bus Garage - August 25, 2003
  • Calvary Chapel Church - October 7, 2005
  • Cox's Pub - September 6, 2010