Hemingray Glass Company - Muncie, Indiana

Seventy-Five Tons of Molten Glass Spilled When Tank Exploded

[Newspaper]

Publication: The Muncie Evening Press

Muncie, IN, United States
p. 2, col. 8

GLASS TANK EXPLODES

 

More than $2,000 damage was incurred at the Hemingray Glass Company early yesterday morning when a huge tank exploded. The tank contained about 75 tons of molten glass. It had been "charged" a few days ago and was to have been put into use today. Several large holes were blown in the fire-brick forming the bottom of the tank. Three crews of city firemen played water on the boiling glass from 4:36 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.

Keywords:Hemingray : Fire
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Researcher:Bob Stahr
Date completed:August 26, 2006 by: Glenn Drummond;