On 6 March a fire destroyed Wendell August Forge, an artisanal manufacturer in Grove City, Pennsylvania. According to local reports, the fire started in the mid-afternoon in a workshop where a worker was lacquering finished bronze pieces. About 40 people, including employees, tourists, and shoppers escaped unharmed. Much of the cinderblock building collapsed in the blaze. Company president Frank W Knecht said he was relieved that more than 2000 steel dies used in the repousse process had been spared, preserved in a vault. Wendell August Forge uses the process to form aluminum, bronze, copper, pewter, stainless steel, and sterling silver into various household, decorative, and ornamental products. Wendell August Forge is the only remaining manufacturer of its kind in the US. It is a tourist destination and retail operation as well as a working plant, and the factory is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was established in 1923 and has been at its Grove City location since 1934.