It Happened in Windsor - Ace Paint Fire 1970.

Footage of a fire at a paint warehouse on Walker road from over fifty years ago. Filmmaker Charles Fox grabbed his 16mm film camera and headed over on foot to capture the action.
March 1st, 1970.
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[@tamarapurplesweetgrassmacg1175]

Catching up on so many great videos caught on film.

[@va3xj]

Awesome footage! Great to see the old apparatus at a working fire

[@yjwrangler7819]

Man, no SCBA's for those firefighters either. Thanks for the video! Feel free to submit it to Windsor History if you like. I'll approve the post asap.

[@dhit6277]

Great music!!!! So 70's. Love the channel btw!!!!

[@MikeEvansWindsor]

By Marc Fedak a very talented Windsor native.

[@scottyhughes9179]

There have been many warehouse fires along that stretch and in that area over the past 50 years. The 900 block of Walker Road saw a huge warehouse fire in the first week of July in 1985.

[@carguy0000]

was that the warehouse that had all those old cars stored .

[@raypatterson4894]

Another good one Mike, keep 'em coming !

[@MikeEvansWindsor]

Thanks Ray.

[@Bear-nu8xm]

Wow! Is their any archives of the Essex explosion in 79 or 80? I was a baby , living a few kms away in town and it cracked our windows.

[@Sutphen1X]

Nice seeing the old Police cars and the Pirsch aerial in action, also old 44, and the Fargo Salvage. In today's terminology that would be considered an Upgraded Fire.

[@gcmpbll3]

I recall this fire. I lived a block away. I've seen 3 videos now all from my neighborhood. This one ended with a credit to Charles Fox. Wondering if he was the source of all three and if he was the same Mr. Fox who lived on the corner of Argyle and Cataraqui.

[@MikeEvansWindsor]

Yes it is the same Mr Fox. That is where he lived. He shot a lot of great stuff.

[@Mannina90]

@@MikeEvansWindsor lol shit

[@MikeEvansWindsor]

Whoops!

[@dm95422]

I take it the audio is re-enacted and not the real deal....since this was a silent film.