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Liberty

The 1962 Catskills High View House Fire

July 25, 2022 by John Conway Leave a Comment

Liberty Supervisor William E. PearsonEarly in the morning on Friday, July 13th, 1962 fire was discovered in one of the buildings at Hankin’s High View House, just outside Liberty, Sullivan County, NY in the Catskills. Firefighters were on the scene within minutes and were able to contain the blaze, while hotel staff and ambulance personnel attended to the injured, but before it was over five people would be dead and one of the heroes of the tragedy would be in jail, charged with multiple counts of first degree murder.

In the aftermath, local officials would try in vain to tighten the fire laws governing small hotels. [Read more…] about The 1962 Catskills High View House Fire

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Catskills, Crime and Justice, Fires, Jewish History, Legal History, Liberty, Monticello, Sullivan County

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