In Dunkirk, New York, a fire destroy most of a city block and kills four people
An evening fire in Dunkirk, New York demolished a long row of wooden buildings on Third Street, including a building housing German immigrants. Four bodies, believed to be of immigrants, were found in the ruins. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"Fire at Dunkirk and Loss of Life," New York Times, January 25, 1866, p. 1.