Midtown Subway Fire - January 6, 1915 - Rescue 1

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Electrical short sparked 8:00 AM Midtown subway fire trapping 2500:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2107888/The-day-exhausted-firefighters-battled-New-York-subway-blaze-1915.html

This incident allegedly prompted the formation of Rescue Company 1 later that month.