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.[1][2][3][4] Many were left trapped in the upper floors of the five storey building as it did not have a fire escape.[5]

In November 2012, a memorial was unveiled on the site to commemorate 71 years since the disaster.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Booths Factory Fire, Huddersfield, 1941". Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ↑ 1941 Booth’s fire victims did not die in vain, says firefighter
  3. ↑ Booth’s Memorial
  4. ↑ Memorial for 49 killed in Huddersfield factory fire
  5. 1 2 "Permanent memorial to Booth's factory fire in Huddersfield unveiled". Huddersfield Examiner. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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