| Summary: | Item is a sound clip of Kate Hettasch providing a personal account of the fire that burned down several buildings in Nain. On the recording she says that on the 30th she went to the store to pick up a few things she needed in the home. It was a quiet evening with a little bit of north westerly wind, but not very much. She settled in for the night, but was rudely awakened at five minutes to five by the phone ringing at full blast. When she picked up she heard a woman hysterically shrieking, "Nain is on fire!" She looked outside and saw all of Nain and the surrounding hills in a red glow. She called the mountie, who had already heard about the fire and was trying to get people out of danger. The mountie's house was burned down. Several explosions were heard as the fire reached fuel tanks. People began putting water and snow on the fuel tanks next to the store to try to prevent the whole community from being destroyed. They had a difficult time trying to contact Goose Bay and Corner Brook to let them know that Nain was in trouble. They managed to get the fire under control by 9 o'clock and Goose Bay was finally contacted to ensure that the community would have a food supply. During her description, Kate mentions the names of the following people who lived in the community at the time of this fire: Herman Webb, Frieda, Siegfried, Gordon & Sally, and Mr. Sweetland (the storeowner). She does not provide the date of this fire. Item is a sound clip of Kate Hettasch providing a personal account of the fire that burned down several buildings in Nain. On the recording she says that on the 30th she went to the store to pick up a few things she needed in the home. It was a quiet evening with a little bit of north westerly wind, but not very much. She settled in for the night, but was rudely awakened at five minutes to five by the phone ringing at full blast. When she picked up she heard a woman hysterically shrieking, "Nain is on fire!" She looked outside and saw all of Nain and the surrounding hills in a red glow. She ...
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