About the Beacon Employee's Wold War I & II memorial

Article showing the an interior wall with "Beacon" logo

Beacon's Former Fire Marshall assists area firefighters in battling blaze

Community spirit comes through during fire

The fire that hurt our hearts

Local Firefighters control Beacon blaze with no injury

Timeline from Sept 3rd through 7th

The loss of the Valley's security blanket

Cartoon associated to this article

Fuel tank valve tampering probed

Workers contain oil spill at Beacon plant fire site

Beacon oil spill could affect wildlife for months Pt1

Beacon oil spill could affect wildlife for months Pt2

Hazardous waste discovery makes cleanup difficult, dangerous

Workers guage environmental impact as Beacon smolders

Workers guage environmental impact as Beacon smolders Pt2

Officials: Beacon site still a hazard to public safety

"FIRE LEVELS BEACON PLANT" headliner & front page 9/4/03

Destroyed plant's bricks being picked up as keepsakes

Community rallies after Beacon fire

Dilapidated buildings probably would have been razed

Beacon: Blaze battled defensively to maintain safety

Ashes with firehose clip and comment

Black Mtn News "This week in pictures"

Flames are gone but memories linger

Hearts with hands PT1

Hearts with hands PT2

Other major fires in WNC

Teenager charged with using pipe bomb to set Beacon fire PT1

Teenager charged with using pipe bomb to set Beacon fire PT2

PT1 Earlier clues led police to suspect

PT2 Items from plant linked Cummins to fire

PT3 Investigators say more arrest likely in Beacon case

Beacon site surrenders no clues in Arson probe

What caused the Beacon plant fire? PT1

What caused the Beacon plant fire? PT2

Arrest made in the Beacon fire case

PT1 Few arrests made in arson probes

PT2 Beacon fire arrest one of few in arson

PT3 NC clearance rate higher than national average

PT1 As walls tumble, investigators begin looking for answers

PT2 Authorities search for fire's cause

PT3 Investigators wait to inspect Beacon plant

Hotspot delays probe into fire origin

Investigators to enter Beacon ruins

Investigation timeline

Beacon fire was personal for Buddy Thompson PT1

Beacon fire was personal for Buddy Thompson PT2

Beacon worker's reunion poignant in fire's wake PT1

Beacon worker's reunion poignant in fire's wake PT2

History of Beacon

Beacon timeline

Chicago Tribune online editor remembers time at Beacon

Crowds gather at fire site to share Beacon memories

Former Beacon manufacturing employees will bring memories, smorgasborg of food to reunion

Family watches its past, hope for future disappear

Pillowtex lays off 100 more at Beacon

Plant's original owners took care of workers and community's needs

Voices: Comments from citizens on the Beacon loss

A part of Swannanoa Valley's heritage passes into history

Plant fell to changing times despite strong start

Plant was moved from Mass. brick by brick

Peroxide spill causes no environmental harm 3/28/1998 PT1

Peroxide spill causes no environmental harm 3/28/1998 PT2

Beacon blaze reminded volunteers of reason they became firefighters PT1

Beacon blaze reminded volunteers of reason they became firefighters PT2

THE INVESTIGATION

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

General

57 Newspaper articles related to the Beacon Fire.
More articles will be added

We would like to thank the Asheville Citizen Times, Black Mountain News, News 13 and other news sources for their cooperation as well as excellent and expansive coverage of the Beacon incident.

HISTORY GOES UP IN FLAMES (Front Page)

Memories PT2

Fire PT2

Fire PT3

Beacon Cleanup targets oil PT1

Beacon Cleanup targets oil PT2

Dangerous chemicals found at Beacon site PT1

Dangerous chemicals found at Beacon site PT2

Beacon Cleanup Costly PT1

Beacon Cleanup Costly PT2

Beacon oil spill could affect wildlife for months