What the records say
- When
- 1941
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 53.65° N, 1.78° W
- Description
- 1941 fire in Huddersfield, England
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
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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