Disaster Strikes
In retrospect, the most disastrous fire in the company’s history occurred in 1950, when a blaze enveloped the Bella Vista Sanitarium, located at Germantown Pike and Northwestern Avenue, with the loss of ten lives. Flourtown’s actions were recognized through an award from the Montgomery County Fireman’s Association for acts far above and beyond the call of duty. It was the first such award given by that organization, of which Flourtown has been a participating member since 1911.
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