The 1925 fire that leveled The Breakers as wind-swept embers burned path across the island
It's the 100th anniversary of the 1925 fire that leveled The Breakers as wind-swept embers burned a path across the island.
A century ago, The Breakers seemed lost to fire — but it rose from ashes
Fire swept The Breakers in 1925, reducing the iconic hotel to rubble. But the hotel would be rebuilt as a larger and more ...
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The 1925 fire that leveled The Breakers as wind-swept embers burned path across the island
The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, burned down in a massive fire ... on either side by the ocean and the lake. At one point, firefighters wanted to use dynamite to slow the blaze at ...
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A century ago, The Breakers seemed lost to fire — but it rose from ashes
At one point, firefighters wanted to use ... The day after the fire, the Florida East Coast Hotel Co. vowed The Breakers would be rebuilt as a fireproof hotel. Roughly 18 months later, on Dec ...