When Concord firemen were called Friday night to the home of J. E. Davis on West Depot Street, they pulled something new. Instead of carrying water to the fire they carried the fire to the water.
A roomer in the home of Mr. Davis discovered the bed afire when he entered the room about 10 o’clock. Firemen, instead of throwing water on the bed, picked up the burning mattress and clothing and carried them to a hydrant near the home.
It is not known how the fire started, as no one had been in the room since early in the morning.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Nov. 13, 1926
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