Campbell River, BC Hotel Fire, Jan 1963

Submitted by Stu Beitler
The Hotel In Flames

HOTEL DESTROYED -- THREE LIVES LOST.

Campbell River, BC -- Jan. 20. -- Three persons died when a fire raced through the Willows Hotel at Campbell River, B. C. early Saturday. Fifteen other occupants made good their escape, some jumping from windows.
Frames completely destroyed the four-story, 50-room structure. Damage was estimated at a quarter-million dollars.

The Progress Index Petersburg Virginia 1963-01-20