Saturday, February 7, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 7

February 7, 1918 – Two men were killed near Hibbing this morning when a ton of black powder in the press mill of the Dupont De Nemours Powder Company’s Wilpen plant exploded at 10 a.m.  “The building was wrecked and the two men blown into atoms. The force of the explosion was felt in Chisholm and Hibbing. The cause of the explosion remains unknown.”

Duluth News-Tribune; “
Explosion at Powder Plant Kills Two Men, Force of Wilpen Explosion Shatters Windows in Hibbing”; Duluth, Minn.; February 8, 1918; p. 5-Range.



Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Feb. 7, 2015, 
as long as acknowledgement included.


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