What the records say
- When
- 20 Mar 1905
- Kind
- Industrial accident
- Coordinates
- 42.07° N, 71.02° W
- Description
- 1905 boiler explosion and fire that killed 58
Grover Shoe Factory disaster
Industrial explosion in Brockton, Massachusetts on March 20, 1905
The Grover Shoe Factory disaster was an industrial explosion, building collapse and fire that killed 58 people and injured 150 when it leveled the R. B. Grover shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts on March 20, 1905. Following a boiler explosion, the four-story wooden building collapsed and the ruins burst into flames, incinerating workers trapped in the wreckage.
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