Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
1941 - Paper Mill Destroyed. Loss of $250,000 By Spectacular Fire at West Dudley, Mass.

Dudley, Mass., Jan. 6 (AP) - Brought under control after a day and night battle in zero weather, flames sputtered today in the ruins of the West Dudley paper mill and left damage estimated by fire officials at $250,000.

Crumbling floors that plunged wood pulp, huge rolls of paper and heavy machinery from the top of the rambling two-story mill kept the firemen at a distance as the roaring flames shot high into the air.

At times more than 100 persons - regular firemen from Dudley and Webster and volunteers that came from many surrounding towns - joined in fighting the blaze, which was discovered early yesterday morning.

The mill, one of the oldest industries in the section, employed 90 persons.

The Barre Daily Times
Barre, Vermont
January 6, 1941

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