Hellstromme Factory Bombed, July 5, 1879

The people of Salt Lake City, who don't usually celebrate Independence Day, had their own Ghost Rock fireworks in the sky. Spectators across the city saw an explosion of green light around 11:30pm on the 4th when a explosion went off in one of the Hellstromme factories outside of the city. Initially many folk thought that it was another experiment being tested by Hellstromme Industries. Quickly many recognized it as a disaster as they heard and saw fire wagons from around the city converge on the flaming factory before the fire spread to any other volatile buildings. Luckily only 23 employees and one volunteer firefighter were killed in the explosion or fire. Representatives of Hellstromme were quick to point out that this was an act of sabotage and not an invention gone wrong. Also noted was that one of the saboteurs was caught and is currently being questioned. This was the first successful bombing of a Hellstromme factory in quite some time, and security is being doubled in the Salt Lake City area as the number of attempts at sabotage has increased dramatically since Hellstromme had mentioned his desire to sell his new war-machine. In a quick statement from Darius Hellstromme, "Some people are afraid of progress and it saddens me that they are willing to murder others to try and stop the forward movement of advancement. In honor of all of those who perished in Factory H217 I solemnly promise that I will personally make sure that their families are taken care of."