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The Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, WI
February 26, 1920


              Big Explosion at Manitowoc Aluminum Plant.
              
              (By Associated Press)
              
              Manitowoc - An explosion on the third floor of the
            mammoth plant of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing
            company of this city, shortly before noon today, re-
            sulting in the injury of seventeen girls, four of
            whom may die. The explosion resulted from the clog-
            ging of a dust collector in the satin finishing
            department of the big plant, where more than three
            score girls were employed.
              When the explosion occurred the dust was set on
            fire and thrown upon the girls, with the result that
            seventeen were carried from the building with their
            clothing in flames. The force of the explosion blew
            off a door and shattered windows, and the steel
            frames were bulged by the force of the explosion.
            Fire which followed the explosion caused little
            damage to the plant.
              The city ambulance and dozens of private auto-
            mobiles were pressed into service to carry the
            injured to the hospital, whose entire lower floor
            was filled with the burned and bruised victims.
            Every physician in the city was called into service
            and is working at the hospital. At 1 o'clock this
            afternoon one girl named BUDYEZ was reported near
            death, and it is said at the hospital that three
            others would probably die. The accident is the
            first serious one to occur in the local plant of
            the Aluminum Goods company, which is the largest
            concern of its kind in the United States, this
            city being the headquarters of the company which
            operates plants at Two Rivers, St. Louis and
            Newark, N. J.
            
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