Nov. 20, 1924
Fire claims 5 lives in Plymouth
A massive fire in Plymouth claimed the lives of five people and destroyed seven buildings. The fire broke out along the 200 block of East Main Street.
According to police, the fire was discovered at 1:30 a.m. by Deputy Sheriff Ignatius Hosey, who pulled the nearby fire alarm and ran into the burning boarding house at 204 E. Main St. to awaken and assist the residents.
The fire spread from the boarding house to the neighboring buildings that were home to a grocery store, meat market, cigar shop/pool hall, tailor shop and furniture store.
Upon inspecting the ruins, firefighters discovered the bodies of five people who perished in the fire. They were Alice Sherako, owner/operator of the boarding house; her 11-year-old niece and adopted daughter, Emily; and three boarders, Victor Nebrowski, Joseph Jarred and Lawrence Suchocki.
Firefighters also discovered the remains of a moonshine still and a barrel of mash in the basement of the boarding house. They believed that was where the fire started following an explosion.
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