1980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire

1980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire

On May 31, 1980, there was a fire in the basement of the Queen's Hotel, 1st Avenue South, Saskatoon, Canada. For the first time in Saskatoon's history, two firefighters were killed while attempting to extinguish the flames; Victor James Budz and Dennis Aron Guenter.

References

* [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/ar-dates.asp City of Saskatoon Archives - History of Saskatoon]
* [http://www.saskatoon100.ca/docs/chronology_for_saskatoon100_website.pdf Saskatoon Chronology: 1882 - 2005 (PDF)]
* [http://www.cfff.ca/fallen/detail_e.php?ff_id=617 Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation - Victor James Budz]


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