Sentence 1: The Pittsburgh Frank Seder was completed in 1913 , but destroyed in 1917 by a fire with a loss of $ 600,000 , and its replacement was expanded in 1918 .
Sentence 2: The Pittsburgh Frank & Seder was expanded in 1913 , but destroyed by fire in 1917 at a loss of $ 600,000 ; its replacement was completed in 1918 .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?

Available choices:
(a). no.
(b). yes.
(a).