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downtown, so the fire engines constantly sprayed water on all the buildings downtown, they kept the fire contained so well that even the neighboring lumber yards were not burnt. There were two casualties, a worker was struck in the head with a flying brick and a first responder went missing during the incident and was presumed dead. The cause of the explosion and resulting fire was said to have been caused by spontaneous combustion.
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On March 7, 1905, an explosion occurred in the mill and much of it was burnt down. At the time the Cedar Rapids Fire
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In 1873, three families started an oats milling operation originally called the North Star Mill. In 1888 seven of the largest
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