Ben Franklin's Fire Safety Legacy
The Hill1 min read55 words
In the crowded wooden Philadelphia of the 1730s, one careless act could take a block of homes, shops, and lives before morning. A shovel of coals carried upstairs, an unclean chimney, or a poorly watched hearth could turn a private mistake into a public disaster. In February 1735, an anonymous letter in The Pennsylvania Gazette…
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