Mickelberry Sausage Company plant explosion
The Mickelberry Sausage Company plant explosion was a massive explosion and fire that killed nine people in Chicago on 7 February 1968.[1] The factory made meat products such as hot dogs, lard, and hams under the Mickleberry Old Farm brand.[2] It was located near the corner of 49th Place and South Halsted Street in the city's Back of the Yards district.[3] Nine people were killed, including four Chicago firefighters. Seventy people were injured.[4]
A gasoline truck was making a delivery in the alley behind the plant, when a valve on the truck was sheared off by an obstruction allowing the gasoline to flow freely.[5] The fuel leaked into the basement of the facility where it ignited causing a series of explosions.[1]
The company's president ran back into the rubble apparently to rescue those trapped inside. He was killed.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Mickelberry food plant fire". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Mickleberry's Old Farm Trademark Information". Trademarkia. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Wednesday marks 50th anniversary of deadly Mickelberry plant fire". ABC7 Chicago. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Wednesday marks 50th anniversary of deadly Mickelberry plant fire". WGN9. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "CFD Honors 50th Anniversary Of Fatal Mickelberry Plant Explosion". No. 7 February 2018. CBS Chicago. Retrieved 9 February 2018.