A fire blazed at 120 Coal St. in Butler on Nov. 2, 1971, but city firefighters were able to control the blaze after about 20 minutes.

Butler firefighters were hard pressed for about 20 minutes as a house on Coal Street burned on Nov. 2, 1971, but they eventually got the blaze under control.

Still, the unoccupied house was a total loss when all was said and done. The owners of the house called 911 when they saw the fire shortly before 7:50 p.m., and other neighbors also called the authorities when smoke blew above their heads.

Flames gushed from the second floor of the shingled two-story building, and the entire interior was gutted.

Fire Chief Fred Zorb estimated the damage to be around $2,500. The cause of the fire was still unknown by the next day, and the investigation was ongoing.