Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-12-16 | Page 2 | Disastrous Blaze Strikes Ford Plane Motor Plant

I I f Disastrous Blaze Blazei i Strikes Ford Plane Plant DETROIT Dec 16 INS Fire INS Fire struck disastrously at the huge Pratt and Whitney airplane engine engine engine en en- gine building at the Ford Rouge plant early Thursday sending thousands of workers racing to safety and causing damage F FBI B I agents hurried Immediately Immediate immediate- ly to the scene to Investigate al alleged alleged alleged al- al sabotage on orders from John S. S Bogas Detroit Detroit chief The roaring blaze started at a a. a m. m in a carload of highly Inflammable mag magnesium chips officials officials officials of of- I said Workers raced to exits as thick smoke penetrated every corner of the building Scores of persons were overcome and had to be carried carried carried car car- ried t to safety First aid was administered by rescue squads from the Dearborn and Detroit fire departments and by Ford crews Firemen said the flames spread quickly from the railroad car to the plants plant's loading dock gutting more th than n feet of the northeast northeast northeast north north- east portion of the building and completely y destroying a carload of finished ed engines which were ready for shipping No de deaths s were reported