The Archive · 1940

Heat Delays Salvage

Eleven bodies had been recovered from the wreckage early last night, but plant officials said it would be impossible to remove all the dead until the ruins cooled enough to permit a search. The searchers were withdrawn last night because it was feared the heat from the burned buildings might cause more explosions.

The wrecked buildings included two mix houses, two spill houses, two press houses, two solvent recovery buildings, two alcohol still buildings, and two steam drying buildings.

The injured included children from the, Roxbury Township school, one mile distant. The children were cut by gi blown from the building's window:

Authorities estimated the damage would run to millions of dollars.~

United Press.

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