February 23, 2021, marks the 30-year anniversary of the devastating 12-alarm high-rise fire that occurred at the Meridian Bank Building, which was located at One Meridian Plaza in Philadelphia.

This report on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, One Meridian Plaza fire documents one of the most significant high-rise fires in United States history. The fire claimed the lives of three ...

At 8:23 p.m. on Saturday, February 23rd, 1991, rags soaked in linseed oil burst into flames inside One Meridian Plaza in Center City Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA - February 23, 2011 . Rags soaked in linseed oil burst into flames at 8:23 p.m. on February 23, 1991 on the 22nd floor of One Meridian Plaza.

At the time of its completion in 1972, One Meridian Plaza was the tallest building constructed in the city in about forty years, despite never having broken the old 'gentlemen's agreement' that no ...

Dennis Merrigan addresses the One Meridian Plaza fire tragedy, arguing that cities with high rises need to be better prepared to manage these complex incidents. Like Philadelphia, any department ...