Join us virtually as Author and Historian David Kruh gives us a look at devastating fires and their impact on Boston. From the Great Fire of 1872 to the Hotel Vendome fire of 1972, and everything in between.

How did these fires happen? What was learned from these events? What, if anything, was done to try and prevent similar catastrophes? Join us to hear the answers!

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This virtual program is offered in conjunction with Ashland Public Library

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David Kruh is a former New Yorker and a 1978 graduate of the University of Maryland. While earning his Masters in Computer Engineering at Boston University, David worked as an engineer at WRKO Radio. He has also worked full time as a copywriter, computer programmer, radio producer, radio engineer and, for a few years in the mid-1990s, as a spokesman and web master for the Big Dig. He retired a few years ago from a semiconductor manufacturer, where he was the Direct Marketing Manager. He is also the author of several other books, notably two on Boston's Scollay Square and Building Route 128. David's most recent book is Inseparable.