As the fire raged at the Imperial Underwear Co. in Scranton on Jan. 8, 1908, workers flung themselves from fire escapes and jumped out windows. Amid the chaos that killed five people and injured a ...
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An ambitious young firefighter became a community hero in Scranton in the 19th century. Lincoln Sherman Tillman was the first black firefighter to receive a ...