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Coordinates: 42°23′47.33″N 71°2′32.23″W / 42.3964806°N 71.0422861°W / 42.3964806; -71.0422861
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The second Great Chelsea Fire destroying 18 city blocks (note the fire hoses running down the center of the street)

The Second Great Chelsea Fire was a conflagration that occurred on 14 October, 1973 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The fire burned 18 acres, and was spread by strong winds and a lack of adequate water supply in the neighborhood of the fire.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Thirty-six years ago – Chelsea Fire of 1973". Chelsea Record. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

42°23′47.33″N 71°2′32.23″W / 42.3964806°N 71.0422861°W / 42.3964806; -71.0422861