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Locked Doors, Barred Windows: The Stardust Nightclub Fire (1981)
Season 1 Episode 183
The Stardust Nightclub in Dublin, Ireland, caught fire in 1981. It was a devastating blaze that claimed nearly fifty lives... but it would take decad…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The San Bernardino Train Disaster (1989)
Season 1 Episode 182
When a runaway train jumped the tracks in California in 1989, it resulted in a devastating disaster - a disaster that was just the first part of a ch…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Story of Gloria Ramirez (1994)
Season 1 Episode 181
The story of Gloria Ramirez is one that still, to this day, defies explanation. When she was taken ill in 1994, all those who treated or came into co…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Story of the Blythe Star (1973)
Season 1 Episode 180
In 1973, the coastal freighter the MV Blythe Star sank off the coast of Tasmania. After an extensive search it was assumed all aboard had been lost..…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
School Explodes Without Warning: The New London School Explosion (1937)
Season 1 Episode 179
In 1937, a school in New London, Texas, exploded without warning, resulting in the loss of nearly 300 lives. It was one of the worst disasters the st…
11 months ago
The 2019 Escape Room Disaster (2019)
Season 1 Episode 178
Until 2019, the burgeoning industy of live escape games had not seen a fatal accident. That all changed, however, when a fire began in a Polish escap…
11 months ago
The Congers Bus-Train Collision (1972)
Season 1 Episode 177
In 1972, an ordinary morning turned into a life-changing disaster for dozens of school children when the driver of their bus failed to stop at a grad…
11 months ago
The Filming of Roar (1981)
Season 1 Episode 176
The filming of the ambitious animal action movie Roar was a disaster from the very start, with multiple injuries, floods, and out of control lions an…
11 months, 1 week ago
The Indiana State Fairgrounds Explosion (1963)
Season 1 Episode 175
On Halloween night, 1963, a spectacular holiday skating exhibition took place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. It …
11 months, 1 week ago
The Lewes Avalanche (1836)
Season 1 Episode 174
In 1836 the town of Lewes in the UK was struck by an avalance... despite being situated at sea level, in a country that almost never saw fatal avalan…
11 months, 1 week ago