Historic J.B. Ford Freighter Catches Fire in Duluth Scrapyard
Firefighters were able to knock down the flames within an hour, and no one was injured.
DULUTH, Minn.- A busy day for the Duluth Fire Department brought them to a fire aboard the century-old J.B. Ford freighter in the Duluth port Monday — and age seemed to work against the ship, its old bones proving to be easily flammable. The J.B. Ford is the oldest intact lake freighter still floating, launching in 1903 in Ohio. It…
