The Night the Mills Exploded
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The Night the Mills Exploded
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On May 2nd, 1878, a flour dust explosion destroyed the Washburn A Mill in Minneapolis, the largest flour mill in the world, killing eighteen men and devastating the city's milling capacity. What followed transformed not just Minneapolis but the entire country, from the safety innovations that changed flour milling worldwide, to the birth of the Minneapolis Fire Department, to the brands that are still in your kitchen today. General Mills, Gold Medal Flour, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, WCCO Radio, and the Washburn Center for Children, all trace their origins to one catastrophic Thursday evening on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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