| Brown
& Polson Disaster:
The
blackest event in the history of Brown & Polson took place at
6.40am on the 5th June, 1964, when the animal feed plant, a large
building to the rear of the rear in Braids rd, was completely destroyed
in a huge explosion.
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Workers who
had arrived for the 6.45am shift had to run for their lives. Local firemen,
ambulance men and workers tore at the rubble in the search for casualties,
while anxious relatives stood waiting for news. Four men were killed and
four badly injured. A local policeman described the disaster, "I
have seen terrible things during the war, but never anything like this".
  
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