Bodies of Two Firemen Found in Store Ruins

Article taken from the Lima News March 9, 1932.

The body of a second fireman was recovered late yesterday in the smouldering ruins of the $200,000 fire in downtown Portsmouth.

Two firemen lost their lives and eight others were injured when the blaze swept the Distel business block, including several stories.

The bodies of Dave Kehoe, 45, Portsmouth fire fighter and Virgil Ross, 22, New Boston fireman were found in the ruins.