MFD Line of Duty Deaths
Minneapolis Fire Department. Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 1947 - LODDs
Firefighter Harlow J. Tischer, 31 - Ladder 1
Firefighter Donald T. Laycock, 36 - Ladder 4
Firefighter Arnold A. Anderson - Ladder 4
Captain Walter R. McLeod, ( February 2, 1947) - Ladder 4
The above four fireman died in action at a fire in the Hull-Dobbs Auto Sales garage at 2610 Hennepin Avenue South. They were on the building's first floor cutting holes to get at flames in the basement when the floor suddenly collapsed. Flames and smoke prevented rescuers from reaching them for more than an hour. When found, all but McLeod were dead, and he was so seriously injured that he later died. This fire caused the second worst life loss to firemen of any blaze in the City's history.
