On August 12th, 1967, a fire at the Hydra-Matic plant in Livonia, Michigan, completely destroyed the facility, cost some $80 million in damages, caused the injury or deaths of a score of workers.
The fire resulted in the loss of automobile production from five different manufacturers variously estimated at from 100,000 to 300,000 units.
Fire Facts
On August 12th, 1967, a fire at the Hydra-Matic plant in Livonia, Michigan, completely destroyed the facility, cost some $80 million in damages, caused the injury or deaths of a score of workers.