Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Building collapses at Severstal plant in Dearborn; no injuries
Oralandar Brand-Williams / The Detroit News
Dearborn firefighters are on the scene of a partial building collapse at 3001 Miller Road at the Severstal plant near the Ford Rouge complex.

There are no immediate reports of injuries. A dispatcher for the Dearborn Fire department said all the employees have been accounted for and none have been transported to the hospital.

The dispatcher said the incident happened at around 1:22 p.m. and firefighters are still on the scene investigating the accident. No fire has occurred as a result.

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/business-19/123006117651820.xml&storylist=newsmichigan
It is not a Ford facility although they are probably a source but it should not impact Ford in any way. Hawkrod

Hawkrod

39 Ford Deluxe Coupe
59 Tbird 430
60 Lincoln Premier
(2)62 Tbirds
(3)68 Cougar XR7-G's
69 Cougar 428CJ 4 speed
77 1/2 Ford F250 4X4 w/460 swap
86 SVO mustang
76 F250 Crew Cab
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look at my cars past and present at superford!

The last line in the article.
"The Severstal mill previously was owned by Ford as part of what had been the world's largest industrial complex."

That's a sad statement about our poor state of affairs

.......became a seperate entity and later bought by the current owners. It happened to be an empty storage shed at the time of the mishap, Rod.

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My Dad worked for Ford here in Cleveland, (Like Father, like son!) and sometime during the early 60s we took a trip to Michigan. We stopped at the Rouge plant and got a short tour. I'll never forget the sheer size of that place. It just went on for what seemed like miles. If I remember right, they even made their own glass! He also said the only thing not made there was tires.
I remember feeling awed and proud at that firebreathing monster. Funny that that feeling lasted just about every time I walked into the Cleveland Casting Plant for my shift.
So sad that Americans have no pride in that sort of thing anymore. Now, it's all about some "virtual" company on the Internet and how many people you can bamboozle.

it is!
KS

I tried to take a picture of it but my camera doesn't have a wide enough angle to get much without being miles away. It must stretch for twenty city blocks. Buildings that would make great indoor dragstrips.