After Tech Industries moved its operations to Cumberland in 2009, the Alice Mill property was purchased in 2010 by Steven Triedman, owner of American Wood Pellet. Triedman was in the process of refurbishing the site to accommodate his wood pellet manufacturing business when tragedy struck. On June 7, 2011, the building erupted in a spectacular fire that was hot enough to melt the buildings’ steel structures, and with smoke thick enough to be detected on weather radar. The building was completely destroyed and the site is currently vacant.
<i>Images courtesy of the Harris Public Library (A) and the Woonsocket Historical Society (B)</i>
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Era 5: 2000-Present