It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read The Strand Theatre Fire: The 1941 Brockton Tragedy and the Fallen Thirteen by James E. Benson & Nicole B. Casper
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On March 10, 1941, at 12:38 a.m., the Brockton Fire Department responded to Fire Alarm Box 1311, which was pulled for a fire at the Strand Theatre. Fire Alarm dispatched the deputy chief, three engine companies, a ladder company and Squad A. Within six minutes, a second alarm was struck. Less than one hour after the first alarm, the roof of the Strand collapsed, and what appeared to be a routine fire turned into a disaster that killed thirteen firefighters and injured more than twenty others. The disaster marks one of the largest losses of life to firefighters from a burning building collapse...
The Strand Theatre Fire: The 1941 Brockton Tragedy and the Fallen Thirteen by James E. Benson & Nicole B. Casper is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read The Strand Theatre Fire: The 1941 Brockton Tragedy and the Fallen Thirteen aloud.
The Strand Theatre Fire: The 1941 Brockton Tragedy and the Fallen Thirteen is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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