The Second Fire
March 23, 1942, an electrical fire was
caused by a short circuit. The LEGO factory & warehouse burned down to the
ground. Ole rebuilt on the same grounds as the previous warehouse, but this one
was newer and larger. The new warehouse was 2,300 square meters, and the
company's first designed for assembly line production. Around 1944, the LEGO company
had 40 employees.
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