This Day in History: 1956-08-23

A vacant house belonging to the Immaculate Conception Church was set afire by an arsonist. When firemen arrived they found the garage ablaze and fires set in the cellar, the kitchen, and two upstairs bedrooms. They were able to carry out three burning mattresses and save the house but the garage was totally destroyed. This was the latest in a series of deliberately set fires, the latest also involving a vacant house belonging to the church. (Bristow)