Tucker Coffee plant fire — second time (The News, 7 Jan 1932)

Coverage of a North San Marcos Street roasting-room blaze at Tucker Coffee — comparative context for how rival plants were reported alongside Hoffmann-Hayman headlines of the same era.

Transcription

FIRE DAMAGES TUCKER COFFEE PLANT 2D TIME

A second fire within six months struck the roasting room of the Tucker Coffee company’s plant, 828 North San Marcos Street, early today, causing about $1,200 in damage.

S. Cartinez (904 North San Marcos) heard a muffled explosion and discovered the blaze. Fire confined itself to the rear of the roasting room; 25 sacks of coffee (25 lbs each) were destroyed. Plant manager A. A. Walker said firemen saved about $8,000 of inventory.

A prior fire 1 July (previous year) had caused $10,000–$12,000 damage; causes of both fires were undetermined at press time.

(Separate brief: barn fire at 144 Mayfield Boulevard, $200 loss.)

Source

• The News (San Antonio, Texas), Thursday 7 January 1932, p. 24, “Fire Damages Tucker Coffee Plant 2D Time.”
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