OTD: 22 September 1917: 28 deaths in Arklow factory fire

OTD: 22 September 1917: 28 deaths in Arklow factory fire

At 4 o clock on the night of the 22nd of September 1917 an explosion occurred at the Kynoch Cordite (a smokeless explosive) factory in Arklow which claimed the lives of 28 people and injured many more. The factory was established by a British industrialist and engineer in the 1890’s in Arklow’s North Beach area […] The post OTD: 22 September 1917: 28 deaths in Arklow factory fire appeared first on Gript.