Woonsocket (RI) Eight Alarm Mill Fire: Caused by Welding
By Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on Jun 08, 2011 with Comments 0

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- Live Feed HERE: http://www.wpri.com/generic/news/live_stream
- Fox 25 News Boston, Live Feed; http://www.myfoxboston.com/generic/video/live_chat/fox-25-news-live-video-myfoxboston-generic-98
- Photos, HERE
- http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2011/jun/07/10/crew-working-mill-fire-woonsocket-ar-526085/
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According to tax records, the factory was built in 1889 and is more than 217,000 square feet. It was sold to real estate company Fairmount LLC in Decemeber 2010 for $310,000.
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The assessed value of the building and land is more than $900,000 according to tax records.
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The building, known as Alice Mills, has been vacant since 2009 and is a very historic Woonsocket landmark.
- History of Alice Mills: HERE http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/blackstone/history-of-the-famous–alice-mills-in-woonsocket
- Marshal: welding torch caused mill fire Heat from a welding torch probably caused the massive fire that destroyed the Alice Mills in Woonsocket, the state fire marshal said Wednesday, Also HERE
- Residual heat from a blow torch used by a contractor is believed to have sparked the fire Tuesday evening. The building owner told investigators that the contractor was using that blow torch for some plumbing work inside the building.
- More than 125 firefighters from as many as 15 different departments in Rhode Island and Massachusetts assisted in knocking down the blaze at the former Alice Mills Rubber Manufacturing Plant in Woonsocket.
- http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/blackstone/history-of-the-famous–alice-mills-in-woonsocket
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