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- 1941
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- 53.65° N, 1.78° W
- Description
- 1941 fire in Huddersfield, England
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Huddersfield factory fire
1941 fire in Huddersfield, England
The Huddersfield factory fire occurred on 31 October 1941 in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, inside the H Booth & Son factory. The fire was caused by a smoker's pipe left alight inside a raincoat pocket when work had just commenced. It destroyed the building and killed 49, most of them women and young girls.
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