Kingsland factory was owned by the Canadian Car and Foundry factory and placed in New Jersey, USA. In 1931 started a fire at the factory, a fire which lasted for over four hours. The explosion was said to be magnificent, but the entire plant was destroyed. The factory produced ammunition which was provided to the allied countries, Russia and Britain, during the first world war. This led to speculations in the media about the explosion being a sabotage by Germany. The fire had started nearby Wozniak, one of the workers, station. The rumors about the sabotage claimed that he was a part of a German sabotage group in the US. It was also claimed that he behaved nervously on the day of the explosion. Wozniak, however, escaped the detectives and no evidence of sabotage was ever found. Germany never admitted to the sabotage, but did eventually pay $50m in reparation to the US.
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