One Meridian Plaza Fire

A Building Construction Awareness Project

 

(U.S. Fire Administration)

 

Fire Engineering

In this Building Construction Awareness Project presentation, the panel speaks with Charles Jennings about the One Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This high-rise fire February 23, 1991, wrecked numerous floors of the building and claimed the lives of three firefighters: Captain David P. Holcombe, Firefighter Phyllis McAllister, and Firefighter James A. Chappell.

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The panel: Joe Pronesti, Paul Dansbach, Glenn Corbett, James Johnson

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A Building Construction Awareness Project     Fire Engineering In this Building Construction Awareness Project presentation, the panel speaks with Charles Jennings about the One Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This high-rise fire February 23, 1991, wrecked numerous floors of the building and claimed the lives of three firefighters: Captain David P. Holcombe, Firefighter […]

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