GRAFTON, Mass. — A weekend fire at the Massachusetts State Police museum that heavily damaged a second-floor conference room was caused by the spontaneous combustion of rags.State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey says workers were at the museum in Grafton earlier Saturday refinishing wooden molding in the room. The sawdust and stain-soiled rags were placed in a plastic bag and left in the room at the end of the day.
Fire Marshal: Oily Rags Sparked Fire At State Police Museum
By Associated Press, Boston Herald
Sun, 02/26/2017 - 10:00pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Massachusetts Suffolk County Boston
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