Fralinger String Band waits to enter the warehouse that was engulfed in a four alarm fire at 2nd and Wharton, Philadelphia, PA. People are extending their help as the Mummers Parade is on New Years Day, 2013.
Thomas D’Amore, 24, the captain said,
Fralinger will never back down from a challenge. Unfortunately, this is the first year we’ve rented this spot. The thing that hurts the most was that this is a hobby for the guys who are 9-to-5 blue-collar, so what was lost was all their free time they put in.”
Steve Coper, chairman and business manager of Fralinger replied,
It’s all of our props for New Year’s Day, most of which have been completed. So, if it’s a total loss, it’s very devastating,”
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‘TWO STREET’ TRAGEDY
Fire destroys Fralinger String Band’s props & floats
FOR MUMMERS, “Two Street” is a place to drink, dance and celebrate.
On Monday, 2nd Street became a place where members of the city’s decorated Fralinger String Band faced premature defeat, as they watched months of preparation for the 2013 New Year’s Day parade literally go up in flames.
A four-alarm fire erupted inside a warehouse at 2nd and Wharton streets where Fralinger rented space for its workshop and stored “dozens and dozens” of floats and props, according to chairman Steve Coper.
But no amount of flames or wrecked props could burn out the spirits of the band, which snagged fifth place in 2012, two years removed from a string of eight straight victories.
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