She said fire officials wanted to ensure that firefighters had safe access to the area around the mill building. At its peak, Alice Mills employed 2,000, and during World War II manufactured ...

She said fire officials wanted to ensure that firefighters had safe access to the area around the mill building. At its peak, Alice Mills employed 2,000, and during World War II manufactured ...

Alice Mills was once considered the largest rubber goods factory in the world. Firefighters responded to the blaze shortly after 7:30 p.m., and the fire quickly rose to eight alarms.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (CBS/AP) -- Fire investigators have identified the cause of a massive blaze that destroyed a 122-year-old mill in northern Rhode Island Wednesday morning. ... Alice Mills, just ...

Firefighters work at the scene of the former Alice Mills Rubber Manufacturing Plant in Woonsocket, Tuesday night. (AP) A massive fire that destroyed a 122-year-old mill in northern Rhode Island ...

An eight-alarm fire tore through a 112-year-old mill in Rhode Island on Tuesday, leaving one firefighter injured. ... Alice Mills, just miles from the Massachusetts state line, ...