Editing Simsbury, Connecticut (section)

===Patent Safety Fuse factory explosion===
[[File:PostcardMainStSimsburyCT1921.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Main Street in 1921]]
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On Tuesday, December 20, 1859, the two-story Patent Safety Fuse factory located near the center of town exploded, killing seven women and one man. The blast also injured several other people, including the factory owner. The factory made cord fast-burning fuses used for blasting, which resulted in the explosion. Two days later, on Thursday, December 22, 1859, the ''New York Times'' ran a story about the explosion.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=December 22, 1859 |title=The Explosion at Simsbury, Conn.; A SAFETY-FUSE FACTORY BLOWN UP--SEVEN LIVES LOST. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1859/12/22/issue.html |url-access=subscription |work=The New York Times |location=Simsbury |access-date=January 27, 2023}}</ref>