OREGON PLYWOOD CORPORATION
Sweet Home
March 22, 1943: "Fire destroyed the Oregon Plywood company's $500,000 mill here early today and Secretary Earl Lesher said George Krause, a workman, was missing and feared trapped by the flames.
Krause was a feeder on the drier under which the fire apparently started, said Superintendent Axel Lund. Albany and Sweet Home firemen searched for the missing man but their attempts were impaired by the still flaming embers at mid-morning.
Lund said the fire broke out about 3 a. m. The drier became overheated last night, he said, and caught fire but the flames were extinguished. He said he believed the fire had smouldered until this morning when it suddenly flared and consumed the entire plant in a short time." (Herald and News)
Krause was a feeder on the drier under which the fire apparently started, said Superintendent Axel Lund. Albany and Sweet Home firemen searched for the missing man but their attempts were impaired by the still flaming embers at mid-morning.
Lund said the fire broke out about 3 a. m. The drier became overheated last night, he said, and caught fire but the flames were extinguished. He said he believed the fire had smouldered until this morning when it suddenly flared and consumed the entire plant in a short time." (Herald and News)