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Fire at Granite Mills No 1 Kills Dozens in Fall River
Terrifying blaze at Granite Mills No 1 in Fall River Massachusetts on Sept 19 killed about thirty or more workers and injured many others. The fire began in the fifth story spooling room and spread rapidly through oil slicked machinery trapping operatives. Rescue efforts and chaotic scenes followed as firemen and crowds deployed ladders and beds for the injured. Property losses are listed around 500000 with extensive damage to upper floors and mill machinery.
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