Disaster Area

To raise money for car repairs, Jennifer answers the question you've all been wondering - how well can she talk about a disaster while ... let's say "not sober." Please help Jennifer fix her car! It takes our esteemed cohost Professor on rides to go see cows and he therefore cannot live without it. Links below: GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/59bec8ad Paypal: [email protected] Cashapp: $disasterareapod Venmo: @disasterareapodcast  

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2025

It was almost the end of a typical Tuesday for workers at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, South Carolina, in June of 2007, and several of them went out to the loading dock to smoke and kill a little time. One stray cigarette butt thrown too near the trash, and within an hour and a half nine firefighters would be dead. Videos: Charleston Fire Department’s recovery from deadly Sofa Super Store fire First hour of dispatch audio from the Sofa Super Store fire Charleston 9: The Ultimate Sacrifice Line-of-Duty Death and Injury Investigations - NIST Fire Modeling - The Charleston Investigation Articles and books: Newsweek: 'It looked like Hell was burning' Post and Courier: Sofa store owner tells his side Post and Courier: Trapped: The story of nine Charleston firefighters' deaths NIST Study on Charleston Furniture Store Fire Calls for National Safety Improvements Remembering the Charleston 9: 17 years after deadly Sofa Super Store fire The Sofa Super Store fire: The blaze that reshaped the Charleston Fire Department  

Transcribed - Published: 14 March 2025

On a warm November evening in 1996, in the rural farmland not far from Delhi, the remains of two aircraft plummeted from the skies. The collision which caused them to fall is still the deadliest mid-air collision in history. Videos: Mayday/Air Crash Investigation episode on Charkhi Dadri collision Disaster Breakdown: The Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision Remains of Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision "Head On" Articles and books: Accident report Human error is blamed for crash At Least 349 Are Killed in Collision Indian Officials Gather Evidence on Midair Collision Haryana's Charkhi Dadri plans a memorial for 1996 mid-air collision victims

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2025

Let us celebrate the 250th episode of the podcast by doing literally anything else but watching "Cats."  Videos: Cats: The Musical Cats (2019) The Late Late Show with James Corden: Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts with Chrissy Teigen "Cats" commercial for the Broadway show Articles and books: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot What's a Jellicle, Anyway? Everything You Need to Know About Cats Before You See the Movie 21 Funny Reactions From Critics Who Thought The New “Cats” Movie Was A Catastrophe Cats review: a sinister, all-time disaster from which no one emerges unscathed 'Oh God, my eyes': The reviews for 'Cats' are hilarious and traumatic ‘It Became This Joke. But It Was the Most Spectacular Thing of Its Time.’ An oral history of Cats on Broadway, as told by its original cats. Cats (2019): Performance Editing the Buttholes Out of ‘Cats’ Was a Total Nightmare for VFX Crew The ‘Cats’ trailer dropped. We have 34 questions. Cats mistake revealed as Judi Dench's character spotted with human hand and wedding ring How Do Furries Feel About the New Cats Movie? RAZZIE AWARDS 2020 WINNERS: CATS DOMINATES 40TH GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS Yes, The Songs in "Cats" Are Based on These Poems by T.S. Eliot  

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2025

It turns out that I have not disappeared into a magical world to be romanced by a fae prince - more's the pity. Anyway, let's talk about the Los Angeles wildfire, misinformation, and knowing when you need to give yourself space so you can give others the help they need.

Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2025

It was a hot and muggy summer day as the steamboat Sea Wing carried passengers down the Mississippi River for what was to be a lovely excursion to the National Guard settlement near Lake City, MN. And it was ... until the storm hit. Videos: The Sea Wing Disaster So Minnesota: Haunted history of the Sea Wing disaster Sea Wing Disaster on KSMQ's "Off 90" (Sponsored by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment) Articles and books: Shipwrecked on Lake Pepin: The Sea Wing disaster Historic Disasters in Southeast Minnesota, by Steve Gardiner The Sea Wing disaster killed 98, yet the tragedy is little known beyond Red Wing

Transcribed - Published: 30 November 2024

For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century. Videos: Netflix: Fire in Paradise Frontline: Fire in Paradise Camp Fire: One Year Later The Deadliest Fire in California History Drone fire of Camp Fire devastation in Butte County Trump confused over fire-hit town Paradise: 'Pleasure, what a name' Articles and books: Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy, by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’ ABC10 Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ months before deadly Camp Fire Trump blames forest management again on California fires visit The Camp Fire public report ‘Hell on Earth’: The First 12 Hours of California’s Deadliest Wildfire    

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2024

For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century. Videos: Netflix: Fire in Paradise Frontline: Fire in Paradise Camp Fire: One Year Later The Deadliest Fire in California History Drone fire of Camp Fire devastation in Butte County Trump confused over fire-hit town Paradise: 'Pleasure, what a name' Articles and books: Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy, by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’ ABC10 Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ months before deadly Camp Fire Trump blames forest management again on California fires visit The Camp Fire public report ‘Hell on Earth’: The First 12 Hours of California’s Deadliest Wildfire

Transcribed - Published: 1 November 2024

Sometimes it feels as though Columbine was our first experience with school shootings. But it very much wasn't, as the town of West Paducah, Kentucky, can attest. Videos: Very Bad Men: Michael Carneal Articles and books: Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings, by Katherine S. Newman, Cybelle Fox, David J. Harding, Jal Metha, and Wendy Roth 1997 Kentucky school shooter denied parole COMMONWEALTH v. CARNEAL (2008) When Grief Wanted a Hero, Truth Didn't Get in the Way Carneal Recalls 1997 High School Shooting Rampage WHEN THE SILENCE FELL

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2024

In part two, we watch as the Atlantic continues to head toward the southern coast of Nova Scotia ... with dangerous consequences. Videos:  The Terrifying Wreck of the SS ATLANTIC (Halifax, 1873 - 150th ANNIVERSARY) A Real-Time Animation of the Sinking A Visit to the SS Atlantic Heritage Park Interpretation Center, Nova Scotia Articles and books: Atlantic’s Last Stop: Courage, Folly, and Lies in the White Star Line’s Worst Disaster Before Titanic, by Bob Chaulk Descendants of 'heroic people' mark anniversary of SS Atlantic wreck The SS Atlantic Heritage Park website  

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2024

It's been a rough week and a half on stormy seas as you and your family make the trip from Ireland to your new home in America in March of 1873. Now finally, the ship is making a stop in Halifax to refuel and you might all be able to rest. But there will be no rest for the passengers on the SS Atlantic. Videos: The Terrifying Wreck of the SS ATLANTIC (Halifax, 1873 - 150th ANNIVERSARY) A Real-Time Animation of the Sinking Articles and books: Atlantic’s Last Stop: Courage, Folly, and Lies in the White Star Line’s Worst Disaster Before Titanic, by Bob Chaulk Descendants of 'heroic people' mark anniversary of SS Atlantic wreck The SS Atlantic Heritage Park website

Transcribed - Published: 7 September 2024

It was just supposed to be a fun college party with a great band at a popular Brazil nightclub. But once the pyrotechnics came out, Kiss turned into Hell in an instant. Videos: Inside Kiss nightclub, purportedly minutes before the fire started: temospoucotempo and vinnicius.massagnini Tiktok video from diariodesantamaria of the ceremony prior to the nightclub's demolition World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine video by Dr. Silvana Dal Ponte about the emergency response New video shows destroyed Brazil nightclub Brazil Nightclub Fire: Amateur footage shows firefighters battling the blaze Articles and books: NFPA: Boate Kiss Revisited Boate Kiss: No one in jail ten years after nightclub fire tragedy Brazilian Kiss Nightclub Disaster Brazil nightclub fire: No fire alarm, just one door THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT THE KISS NIGHTCLUB FIRE Band in Brazil Nightclub Tragedy Known for Pyrotechnics A Brief but Frantic Struggle for Victims of Fire in Brazil How the Santa Maria Fire Could Mark a Turning Point for Brazil Men convicted over Brazil fire that killed 242 go free Brazil nightclub fire: Four charged with manslaughter  

Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2024

It was the first Halloween that the streets would be open in Seoul, South Korea, since the start of the COVID pandemic, and young people in the city couldn't wait to go celebrate in the vibrant Itaewon neighborhood. Many of them wouldn't make it home. Videos: Paramount+: Crush [Video] Special police unit reveals CCTVs of Itaewon tragedy The results of 74-day probe into Itaewon tragedy Kieran Porey: Itaewon Halloween 2022 video Seoul Halloween crowd crush, the stories of survivors | Undercover Korea Articles and books: ‘Reminders everywhere’: Halloween crush haunts survivors one year after Itaewon crowd disaster Chronology of major stampedes in S. Korea Fact-checking some of the claims about Itaewon disaster "How long has it been since the Itaewon tragedy?"-Knetz reacts as local fire department shuts down Boiler Room concert amid reported crowd congestion Seoul’s Itaewon Nightlife District Was Built for Tragedy A Vibrant Refuge in Seoul Goes Quiet After Deadly Crowd Crush It was chaos’: how my Halloween night out in Itaewon went from fun to horror Four factors behind the tragic Itaewon crowd surge They Completely Failed’: The Fatal Mistakes That Led to South Korea’s Halloween Tragedy Families of Seoul crowd-crush victims want more justice amid probes South Korean minister impeached over Itaewon crowd crush

Transcribed - Published: 8 August 2024

It was the first Halloween that the streets would be open in Seoul, South Korea, since the start of the COVID pandemic, and young people in the city couldn't wait to go celebrate in the vibrant Itaewon neighborhood. Many of them wouldn't make it home. Videos: Paramount+: Crush [Video] Special police unit reveals CCTVs of Itaewon tragedy The results of 74-day probe into Itaewon tragedy Kieran Porey: Itaewon Halloween 2022 video Seoul Halloween crowd crush, the stories of survivors | Undercover Korea Articles and books: ‘Reminders everywhere’: Halloween crush haunts survivors one year after Itaewon crowd disaster Chronology of major stampedes in S. Korea Fact-checking some of the claims about Itaewon disaster "How long has it been since the Itaewon tragedy?"-Knetz reacts as local fire department shuts down Boiler Room concert amid reported crowd congestion Seoul’s Itaewon Nightlife District Was Built for Tragedy A Vibrant Refuge in Seoul Goes Quiet After Deadly Crowd Crush It was chaos’: how my Halloween night out in Itaewon went from fun to horror Four factors behind the tragic Itaewon crowd surge They Completely Failed’: The Fatal Mistakes That Led to South Korea’s Halloween Tragedy Families of Seoul crowd-crush victims want more justice amid probes South Korean minister impeached over Itaewon crowd crush

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2024

In the final part of this series, we learn about the perpetrator as well as the investigations which have followed in the past two years. Videos: Frontline: Inside the Uvalde Response Frontline: After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics Cell phone video of the parents imploring the police to do something Disturbing new footage shows Salvador Ramos in Uvalde school, cops running | New York Post Ballistic Gel Human Head VS 223 Video: Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke clash over Uvalde deaths as governor provides more details on school shooting Articles and books: Before the school shooting, Uvalde was known for a 1970 Hispanic student walkout. Its aging participants fear its spirit and memory are fading. Timeline of the events leading up to, including, and following the attack on Robb Elementary Department of Justice: Critical Incident Review Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come Texas cops’ claims unravel: Police didn’t "engage" Uvalde shooter — but they cuffed scared parents Gunman bought two rifles, hundreds of rounds in days before massacre Uvalde: 90 minutes of terror, a failed police response and shattered trust Mom who saved her kids from Uvalde school shooting says police are targeting her NRA holds convention in Houston days after Texas school shooting Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online The Pulitzer Prize: The Washington Post's winning 2023 series on the damage caused by AR-15s Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, here’s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand Uvalde school shooter’s self-proclaimed ex accused of making threats against the community Uvalde victim's uncle elected to school board nearly two years after shooting Uvalde mayor abruptly resigns ahead of a council vote on shooting report 21 lives lost: Uvalde victims were a cross-section of a small, mostly Latino town in South Texas Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter arrested and accused of threatening to do 'the same thing' Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response The Gunman in Uvalde Left Multiple Hints Before His Attack Began  

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2024

In part four of this five-part series, we watch as people realize just how flawed the police response at Robb Elementary really was. Videos: Frontline: Inside the Uvalde Response Frontline: After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics Cell phone video of the parents imploring the police to do something Disturbing new footage shows Salvador Ramos in Uvalde school, cops running | New York Post Ballistic Gel Human Head VS 223 Video: Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke clash over Uvalde deaths as governor provides more details on school shooting Articles and books: Before the school shooting, Uvalde was known for a 1970 Hispanic student walkout. Its aging participants fear its spirit and memory are fading. Timeline of the events leading up to, including, and following the attack on Robb Elementary Department of Justice: Critical Incident Review Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come Texas cops’ claims unravel: Police didn’t "engage" Uvalde shooter — but they cuffed scared parents Gunman bought two rifles, hundreds of rounds in days before massacre Uvalde: 90 minutes of terror, a failed police response and shattered trust Mom who saved her kids from Uvalde school shooting says police are targeting her NRA holds convention in Houston days after Texas school shooting Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online The Pulitzer Prize: The Washington Post's winning 2023 series on the damage caused by AR-15s Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, here’s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand Uvalde school shooter’s self-proclaimed ex accused of making threats against the community Uvalde victim's uncle elected to school board nearly two years after shooting Uvalde mayor abruptly resigns ahead of a council vote on shooting report 21 lives lost: Uvalde victims were a cross-section of a small, mostly Latino town in South Texas Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter arrested and accused of threatening to do 'the same thing' Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response The Gunman in Uvalde Left Multiple Hints Before His Attack Began  

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2024

In part three of this five-part series, we see responding officers still preparing to approach classroom 111. Videos: Frontline: Inside the Uvalde Response Frontline: After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics Cell phone video of the parents imploring the police to do something Disturbing new footage shows Salvador Ramos in Uvalde school, cops running | New York Post Ballistic Gel Human Head VS 223 Video: Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke clash over Uvalde deaths as governor provides more details on school shooting Articles and books: Before the school shooting, Uvalde was known for a 1970 Hispanic student walkout. Its aging participants fear its spirit and memory are fading. Timeline of the events leading up to, including, and following the attack on Robb Elementary Department of Justice: Critical Incident Review Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come Texas cops’ claims unravel: Police didn’t "engage" Uvalde shooter — but they cuffed scared parents Gunman bought two rifles, hundreds of rounds in days before massacre Uvalde: 90 minutes of terror, a failed police response and shattered trust Mom who saved her kids from Uvalde school shooting says police are targeting her NRA holds convention in Houston days after Texas school shooting Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online The Pulitzer Prize: The Washington Post's winning 2023 series on the damage caused by AR-15s Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, here’s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand Uvalde school shooter’s self-proclaimed ex accused of making threats against the community Uvalde victim's uncle elected to school board nearly two years after shooting Uvalde mayor abruptly resigns ahead of a council vote on shooting report 21 lives lost: Uvalde victims were a cross-section of a small, mostly Latino town in South Texas Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter arrested and accused of threatening to do 'the same thing' Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response The Gunman in Uvalde Left Multiple Hints Before His Attack Began    

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2024

In part two of this five-part series, we see local law enforcement in Uvalde arriving at Robb Elementary, and what happens next - and what does not. Videos: Frontline: Inside the Uvalde Response Frontline: After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics Cell phone video of the parents imploring the police to do something Disturbing new footage shows Salvador Ramos in Uvalde school, cops running | New York Post Ballistic Gel Human Head VS 223 Video: Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke clash over Uvalde deaths as governor provides more details on school shooting Articles and books: Before the school shooting, Uvalde was known for a 1970 Hispanic student walkout. Its aging participants fear its spirit and memory are fading. Timeline of the events leading up to, including, and following the attack on Robb Elementary Department of Justice: Critical Incident Review Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come Texas cops’ claims unravel: Police didn’t "engage" Uvalde shooter — but they cuffed scared parents Gunman bought two rifles, hundreds of rounds in days before massacre Uvalde: 90 minutes of terror, a failed police response and shattered trust Mom who saved her kids from Uvalde school shooting says police are targeting her NRA holds convention in Houston days after Texas school shooting Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online The Pulitzer Prize: The Washington Post's winning 2023 series on the damage caused by AR-15s Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, here’s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand Uvalde school shooter’s self-proclaimed ex accused of making threats against the community Uvalde victim's uncle elected to school board nearly two years after shooting Uvalde mayor abruptly resigns ahead of a council vote on shooting report 21 lives lost: Uvalde victims were a cross-section of a small, mostly Latino town in South Texas Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter arrested and accused of threatening to do 'the same thing' Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response The Gunman in Uvalde Left Multiple Hints Before His Attack Began.k.............................................................................     

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2024

In the first in this five-part series, we look at the town of Uvalde, and the first moments before a normal school day goes from calm to terrifying. Videos: Frontline: Inside the Uvalde Response Frontline: After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics Cell phone video of the parents imploring the police to do something Disturbing new footage shows Salvador Ramos in Uvalde school, cops running | New York Post Ballistic Gel Human Head VS 223 Video: Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke clash over Uvalde deaths as governor provides more details on school shooting Articles and books: Before the school shooting, Uvalde was known for a 1970 Hispanic student walkout. Its aging participants fear its spirit and memory are fading. Timeline of the events leading up to, including, and following the attack on Robb Elementary Department of Justice: Critical Incident Review Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come Texas cops’ claims unravel: Police didn’t "engage" Uvalde shooter — but they cuffed scared parents Gunman bought two rifles, hundreds of rounds in days before massacre Uvalde: 90 minutes of terror, a failed police response and shattered trust Mom who saved her kids from Uvalde school shooting says police are targeting her NRA holds convention in Houston days after Texas school shooting Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online The Pulitzer Prize: The Washington Post's winning 2023 series on the damage caused by AR-15s Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, here’s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand Uvalde school shooter’s self-proclaimed ex accused of making threats against the community Uvalde victim's uncle elected to school board nearly two years after shooting Uvalde mayor abruptly resigns ahead of a council vote on shooting report 21 lives lost: Uvalde victims were a cross-section of a small, mostly Latino town in South Texas Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter arrested and accused of threatening to do 'the same thing' Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response The Gunman in Uvalde Left Multiple Hints Before His Attack Began

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2024

A year ago this week, I covered the Amagasaki train derailment in 2005 in Japan. Why not cover a second one seven years earlier near a small town in Germany? Videos: Seconds from Disaster: The Eschede derailment TS2018 Rail Disasters - Derailment at High Speed (1998 Eschede train disaster) What Went Wrong: Countdown to Catastrophe: The Eschede Disaster Articles and books: Page about the Eschede train disaster memorial Germany recalls the Eschede train disaster The Cost of Comfort: The 1998 Eschede Train Derailment

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2024

It's early in the morning on a Tuesday when you're awakened by the shaking of your bed, of your entire home. You think for a moment it's the end of the world. You and your family make it out of your home, even though so many others do not. For a moment, you think you are safe. Then, you smell smoke. Videos: A Trip Down Market Street, San Francisco - April 14th, 1906 Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Documentary Footage of San Francisco's 1906 quake as it occurred San Francisco after the devastating earthquake in 1906 like you've never seen before in color! [HD] Articles and books: The San Francisco Earthquake: A Minute-by-Minute Account of the 1906 Disaster, by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts The Museum of the City of San Francisco: Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake, April 18 - 23, 1906, along with a timeline of the graft investigation

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2024

It's early in the morning on a Tuesday when you're awakened by the shaking of your bed, of your entire home. You think for a moment it's the end of the world. You and your family make it out of your home, even though so many others do not. For a moment, you think you are safe. Then, you smell smoke. Videos: A Trip Down Market Street, San Francisco - April 14th, 1906 Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Documentary Footage of San Francisco's 1906 quake as it occurred San Francisco after the devastating earthquake in 1906 like you've never seen before in color! [HD] Articles and books: The San Francisco Earthquake: A Minute-by-Minute Account of the 1906 Disaster, by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts The Museum of the City of San Francisco: Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake, April 18 - 23, 1906, along with a timeline of the graft investigation

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2024

It's early in the morning on a Tuesday when you're awakened by the shaking of your bed, of your entire home. You think for a moment it's the end of the world. You and your family make it out of your home, even though so many others do not. For a moment, you think you are safe. Then, you smell smoke. Videos: A Trip Down Market Street, San Francisco - April 14th, 1906 Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Documentary Footage of San Francisco's 1906 quake as it occurred San Francisco after the devastating earthquake in 1906 like you've never seen before in color! [HD] Articles and books: The San Francisco Earthquake: A Minute-by-Minute Account of the 1906 Disaster, by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts The Museum of the City of San Francisco: Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake, April 18 - 23, 1906, along with a timeline of the graft investigation

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2024

The deadliest fire in American history happened not in Chicago, but in a small Wisconsin town to the north of Chicago on the exact same day - October 8th, 1871. Videos: Watch now: The story of the tabernacle in the Peshtigo Fire Lake Michigan shipwreck; sank during 1871 Peshtigo Fire Articles and books: Firestorm at Peshtigo, by Denise Gess and William Lotz The Great Midwest Wildfires of 1871 Wisconsin Shipwrecks: The George L. Newman  

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2024

On April 9th, 1963, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher departed Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for depth tests in the Atlantic. It would never return. Videos: Second Saturday: The Loss of the USS Thresher Finding the Titanic | Bob Ballard: An Explorer’s Life Articles and books: U.S. Naval Institute: What Killed the Thresher? Arlington National Cemetery: USS Thresher memorial Titanic Discovery was By-Product of Military Quest The Death of the USS Thresher: The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster, by Norman Polmar Navy documents reveal officer flagged "dangerous condition" before deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2024

The deadliest school fire in American history took place on - of all days - Ash Wednesday, March 8th, 1908, in the Cleveland suburb of Collinwood just after first period ended. Within a half hour, 172 students and three adults would be dead, or close to it. Videos: Cleveland Public Library: Collinwood school fire Articles and books: The Collinwood Tragedy: The Story of the Worst School Fire in American History, by James Jessen Badal The neighborhood never forgets Collinwood school fire: 100 years later, an angel still kneels over the children REMEMBERING THE LAKEVIEW SCHOOL FIRE (ALSO KNOWN AS COLLINWOOD SCHOOL FIRE)

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2024

Jennifer stops rewatching the movie long enough to review the movie. Spoilers ahead!

Transcribed - Published: 11 January 2024

You'd think if your plane crashed fifty meters from the end of the runway, you'd be saved. You'd be wrong. Videos: Disaster Breakdown: Locked into Disaster Articles and books: The Lever of Death: The crash of Dan-Air flight 0034 Department of Trade report on the accident

Transcribed - Published: 1 January 2024

Jennifer talks about "Society of the Snow," the award-nominated adaptation of the Pablo Vierci book about the survival story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. "Society of the Snow" comes out in select theaters on December 22nd and on Netflix on January 4th. (No, Jennifer has not seen it yet. Although dear God, does she want to.)

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2023

On one February morning in 1997, a pair of men dressed in dark clothes entered a North Hollywood bank. What followed would be one of the most frightening things many Americans had ever watched live on TV up to that point. Videos: Zero Hour: The North Hollywood Shootout North Hollywood Bank Shootout_February 28, 1997 Articles and books:  20 years ago, gunbattle terrorized North Hollywood – and shocked America Chilling portrait of robber emerges Jury Unsure If Cops Let Shooter Die Police Kill 2 Bank Robbery Suspects in a Wild Gun Battle Children Offer to Drop Suit in Robber’s Death 20 years ago, a dramatic North Hollywood shootout changed the course of the LAPD and policing at large How the infamous North Hollywood shootout unfolded 20 years ago The LAPD use of force report for the North Hollywood shootout A Painful Anniversary of Shootout

Transcribed - Published: 8 December 2023

On one February morning in 1997, a pair of men dressed in dark clothes entered a North Hollywood bank. What followed would be one of the most frightening things many Americans had ever watched live on TV up to that point. Videos: Zero Hour: The North Hollywood Shootout North Hollywood Bank Shootout_February 28, 1997 Articles and books:  20 years ago, gunbattle terrorized North Hollywood – and shocked America Chilling portrait of robber emerges Jury Unsure If Cops Let Shooter Die Police Kill 2 Bank Robbery Suspects in a Wild Gun Battle Children Offer to Drop Suit in Robber’s Death 20 years ago, a dramatic North Hollywood shootout changed the course of the LAPD and policing at large How the infamous North Hollywood shootout unfolded 20 years ago The LAPD use of force report for the North Hollywood shootout A Painful Anniversary of Shootout

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2023

It was just supposed to be a great night out seeing one of the best rock bands in the world. It turned out to be anything but. Videos: What Really Happened During The Who Concert Disaster? We Explain The Who: The Night that Changed Rock Articles and books: Crowd surge at a Who concert killed 11 people in 1979: ‘It was so strong, it just tore us apart’ The Who concert 40 years later: Survivors and victims' families relive tragic night in Cincinnati They Survived the Who Concert from ‘Hell.’ Now, They Finally Have Closure Lawsuits settled in concert tragedy

Transcribed - Published: 23 November 2023

We all heard the news four years ago about a group of foolish tourists who made the mistake of visiting an active volcano and died as a result. Or at least, that's how the stories made them sound. Videos: The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (Netflix) Sky News Australia airs Krystal Browitt video of tour guide warning Trapped in the Volcano Articles and books: Eruption of Whakaari (White Island) kills ten people: September 10th, 1914 This is the family that owns the Whakaari volcanic Island The December 2019 hydrothermal explosion at White Island (Whakaari), New Zealand, and its lessons for Yellowstone White Island volcano: what we know about the victims White Island volcano eruption: Whakaari Management found guilty of ‘astonishing’ safety failures Why the New Zealand volcano eruption caught the world by surprise Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO2 imagery White Island volcano: NZ officials charge 13 parties over tragedy Geonet Volcanic Alert Levels

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2023

It's the first night of winter on a windy night in Scotland when a loud noise broke the quiet over a small village. What followed was a fiery nightmare caused by the cruel intentions of others. Videos: Air Crash Investigations: Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie Bombing: Smithsonian special on Paramount+ Articles and books: AAIB report on Pan Am Flight 103 Skygods, by Robert Gandt Colonel Gaddafi 'ordered Lockerbie bombing' Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome Pan Am Jet Crashes in Scotland, Killing 270 Libya Admits Culpability In Crash of Pan Am Plane Lockerbie and the worst Christmas imaginable New Charges in Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Lockerbie bombing suspect is now in US custody Pan Am Flight 103 Terrorist Suspect in Custody for 1988 Bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland Syracuse University Remembrance Week Schedule 2023

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2023

It's the first night of winter on a windy night in Scotland when a loud noise broke the quiet over a small village. What followed was a fiery nightmare caused by the cruel intentions of others.  Videos: Air Crash Investigations: Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie Bombing: Smithsonian special on Paramount+ Articles and videos: AAIB report on Pan Am Flight 103 Skygods, by Robert Gandt Colonel Gaddafi 'ordered Lockerbie bombing' Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome Pan Am Jet Crashes in Scotland, Killing 270 Libya Admits Culpability In Crash of Pan Am Plane Lockerbie and the worst Christmas imaginable New Charges in Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Lockerbie bombing suspect is now in US custody Pan Am Flight 103 Terrorist Suspect in Custody for 1988 Bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland Syracuse University Remembrance Week Schedule 2023

Transcribed - Published: 1 November 2023

In the third part of our story, we look at the train disaster caused by the tsunami and the aftermath of the disaster. Videos: Compilation in chronological order of videos of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami The man who Filmed the Tsunami - Shocking footage of the Indonesian disaster Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions: Sri Lanka Train Disaster 18 Years Later The Wave That Shook the World Tsunami: Caught on Camera 2004 Boxing Day tsunami playlist Articles and books: One train, more than 1,700 dead 10 years after tsunami, Utah man recovers, composes music linked to experiences The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: The Story of the Deadliest Natural Disaster of the 21st Century, by Charles River Editors Wave of Destruction: The Stories of Four Families and History's Deadliest Tsunami, by Erich Krauss Scientists: Sumatra quake longest ever recorded Power of tsunami earthquake heavily underestimated Girl, 10, used geography lesson to save lives The Devastating 2004 Tsunami: Timeline 10 Years Since Dec 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: 17 years on, a look back at one of the deadliest natural disasters in history Blast from the Past The Volcanic Eruption of Krakatoa

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2023

First came the earthquake, then came the wave. Videos: Compilation in chronological order of videos of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami The man who Filmed the Tsunami - Shocking footage of the Indonesian disaster Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions: Sri Lanka Train Disaster 18 Years Later The Wave That Shook the World Tsunami: Caught on Camera Articles and books: One train, more than 1,700 dead 10 years after tsunami, Utah man recovers, composes music linked to experiences The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: The Story of the Deadliest Natural Disaster of the 21st Century, by Charles River Editors Wave of Destruction: The Stories of Four Families and History's Deadliest Tsunami, by Erich Krauss Scientists: Sumatra quake longest ever recorded Power of tsunami earthquake heavily underestimated Girl, 10, used geography lesson to save lives The Devastating 2004 Tsunami: Timeline 10 Years Since Dec 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: 17 years on, a look back at one of the deadliest natural disasters in history Blast from the Past The Volcanic Eruption of Krakatoa

Transcribed - Published: 22 September 2023

On December 26th, 2004, the world experienced one of the deadliest natural disasters we will ever see in our lifetimes. In part one, we will look at the earthquake which was just the start of a horrific tragedy. Videos: Compilation in chronological order of videos of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami The man who Filmed the Tsunami - Shocking footage of the Indonesian disaster Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions: Sri Lanka Train Disaster 18 Years Later The Wave That Shook the World Tsunami: Caught on Camera Articles and books: One train, more than 1,700 dead 10 years after tsunami, Utah man recovers, composes music linked to experiences The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: The Story of the Deadliest Natural Disaster of the 21st Century, by Charles River Editors Wave of Destruction: The Stories of Four Families and History's Deadliest Tsunami, by Erich Krauss Scientists: Sumatra quake longest ever recorded Power of tsunami earthquake heavily underestimated Girl, 10, used geography lesson to save lives The Devastating 2004 Tsunami: Timeline 10 Years Since Dec 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: 17 years on, a look back at one of the deadliest natural disasters in history Blast from the Past The Volcanic Eruption of Krakatoa  

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2023

On a hot summer day in 1918, the night shift workers at the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6 in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England, arrived as per usual. One hundred and thirty-four of them would be dead within an hour and a half. Videos: Nottingham Forgotten Heroes #9 The Chilwell Munitions Workers The History Chap: The Chilwell Munitions Factory Explosion Articles and books: A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: When corpses fell from the Nottinghamshire sky Historic England Research Records: National Filling Factory Number 6 Chilwell Remembering the Chilwell Depot Explosion of 1918 and the Canary Girls, by Marian Dean Chilwell explosion: Events mark centenary of factory blast University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections: Chilwell Shell Filling Factory Explosion Footage of Chilwell shell factory found in shed seen for the first time in 100 years Revenge of the Curds: Remembering the Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766 The History Press: Disaster at the Chilwell shell-filling factory Nottingham County Council: Chilwell National Shell Filling Factory Explosion

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2023

Rush hour is bad enough. The bridge you're on collapsing as you cross it during rush hour is even worse. Videos: I Survived ...: Virginia Tech and the I35W collapse 20/20 In An Instant: Rush Hour Disaster I-35W Bridge Collapse Structure and Components and Initial Failure 10 years later: Survivors reflect on the 35W bridge collapse Articles and books: NTSB: Design errors factor in 2007 bridge collapse Questions Rise About Previous Knowledge Of Bridge Hopes Dim in Minneapolis for Survivors Park board approves site for I-35W bridge memorial Hundreds turn out to dedication of 35W bridge memorial NTSB report on the I35W bridge collapse

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2023

On the eve of the Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2022, a person armed with a rifle walked into Club Q, an LGBTQIA+ club in Colorado Springs, CO. What followed was a bloodbath.   Videos: Video of Club Q shooting suspect previous threat WATCH: Club Q shooting survivor on how LGBTQ people are ‘continually being dehumanized’ Watch: Suspect accused of killing five people in the Club Q mass shooting appears in court Club Q Mass Shooting Survivor: It Was Home And To Not Have That Anymore Hurts Articles and books:   Timeline: Club Q emergency response What We Know About the Colorado Springs Shooting Gay club shooting suspect evaded Colorado’s red flag gun law Colorado Springs Survivor Recounts Terror of LGBTQ Club Shooting: 'All I Could Think of Was Pulse' Army Veteran Went Into ‘Combat Mode’ to Disarm the Club Q Gunman Colorado police prioritize proper pronouns, names of shooting victims Focus on the Family’s Colorado Springs headquarters sign vandalized days after Club Q mass shooting LGBTQ club shooting suspect’s troubled past was obscured by a name change, records show Anderson Lee Aldrich: A history of family travail, personal violence Police found rainbow-colored shooting target, map of Club Q in suspect’s apartment Preached at, spat on, threatened, Colorado Springs' transgender community grapples with the Club Q attack Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Says Colorado Victims Reaping Consequences of ‘Eternal Damnation’ El Paso Sheriff's Office Statement Regarding Previous Arrest and Charging of Alleged Club Q Shooter Anderson Aldrich

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2023

While we are still close to the actual disaster for a regular episode on the subject, Jennifer takes an hour and a half to discuss the implosion of the OceanGate submersible on its dive down to the wreck of the Titanic.

Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2023

In a small Pennsylvania town, the play set to be performed on a cold Monday night in January drew hundreds of people to the Rhoads Opera House. One hundred and seventy of them would never make it home alive. Videos: The Rhoads Opera House Fire: Legacy Of A Tragedy Articles and books: Midwinter Mourning and A Town in Tragedy, by Mary Jane Schneider Trapped in the Third Act: The Rhoads Opera House Fire, Boyertown 1908

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2023

When the sky darkened and the winds picked up at the Indiana State Fair on August 13th, 2011, those fans waiting for country band Sugarland to perform were worried the concert might be delayed. But there was something far more deadly for those in the audience to worry about. Videos: State Fair Tragedy: 10 Years Later Indianapolis stage collapse compiled raw footage w/ State Fire radio audio Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse - Weather Moments Before Sugarland Opens Up About Tragedy A STAGE FELL ON ME | Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse How the 2011 Indiana State Fair stage collapse lead to major changes in safety at large events Articles and books: 'Forever and yesterday': Remembering the Indiana State Fair stage collapse 10 years later LOOKING BACK ON SUGARLAND’S TRAGIC STAGE COLLAPSE 10 YEARS LATER Video: Flaming Lips’ Stage Collapses in Oklahoma $50 million settlement reached in Indiana State Fair stage collapse About us: Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center $39M settlement reached in Indiana State Fair stage collapse case Indiana State Fair Commission Investigative Report by Thornton Thomasetti Indiana stage collapse: was it preventable? Retro Indy: The deadly 1963 Coliseum explosion on Halloween night Indianapolis Monthly: The Collapse Indiana State Fair 2011 Setlists 2011: ISP releases timeline of Indiana State Fair stage collapse Fatality inquiry into 2009 Big Valley Jamboree death says standards needed for stages Storm at Belgium's Pukkelpop music festival kills five after stage collapses  

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2023

Jennifer recounts her visit to the 9/11 Museum in New York City.

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2023

  Every day we head off to work or school or wherever else we might be headed with the hope we will arrive there safely. But while we might feel like we can depend on ourselves to keep safe, sometimes our lives are in the hands of pilots, drivers, or engineers who are under extraordinary pressures we have no clue about until it's too late. Videos: Seconds From Disaster: Runaway Train (S 6, Ep 5) Trapped Underground for Hours After Horrific Train Crash (S 1 Ep 3) Fukuchiyama Derailment Mystery (Toshiden podcast, Tara A. Devlin) Articles and books: Families, Survivors Mark 14th Anniversary of Fatal JR West Derailment  54 Killed in Japan Train Crash Japan Train Derailment Two Survivors Pulled From Train Crash in Japan; Death Toll at 76 Second Train Derailment in Japan At Least 73 Dead, 456 Hurt in Japan Train Derailment Toll Rises in Japan Train Wreck Japan Train Crash Toll Climbs Japan’s Train Derailment Reaches 95, May Rise Further Rail Company in Japan Investigated Japan Crash Inquiry Focuses on Driver Death Crash Train Driver “Lived in Fear of Being Late” Final Survivor Pulled From Train Wreck in Japan In Japan Crash, Time Obsession May Be Culprit Japanese Rethink Faith in Rail System After Crash Rail Offices Raided in Crash Probe Union Chief Blames ‘Bullying’ Rail Firm for Japanese Train Crash Victims’ Phones Ring Out Across Crash Site Hope Sinks for Japan Crash Survivors Toll in Japan Train Crash Tops 100 Rescuers Find Body of Japan Train Crash Driver Workers Clear Railway Crash Scene as Toll Rises to 107 Japanese Train Crash Linked to Employee Stress Japanese Train Smash Aftermath a Circus Japan Train Driver Gets Reprimand JR West Defends Retraining Regimen Railway Accident Investigation Report Our Goal- A Corporate Culture that Places Top Priority on Safety JR West May Face Crash Negligence Trial If Human Errors are Assumed as Crimes in a Safety Culture: A Lifeworld Analysis of a Rail Crash JR West Punished Staff With Toilet Duty, Cutting Weeds Invisible Mutuality between Structural Inertia and Learning Disability - A Case Study of the West Japan Railway Accident 4.25 Street view of crash site memorial (Inori no Mori) Dawn of Japanese Railways (Mar. 1994) Japan Ex-Rail Chiefs Cleared of Fatal 2005 Crash Japan Marks 10th Anniversary of Fatal Train Crash Top Court Upholds Acquittal of Ex-JR West Heads Over 2005 Derailment Japan’s Train Woes Due to Structural Issues in Ageing Equipment, Lack of Young Engineers 2005 Train Crash Site Turned Into Place to Remember Victim Informational pamphlet on Inori no Mori (June 2019) Train Crash Survivor Aims for Bull’s Eye at Tokyo Paralympics JR West Plans to Preserve Train Cars in Deadly Derailment in ’05 The Derailment Accident on the Fukuchiyama Line Japan’s 2005 Deadly Derailment Bereaved Families Struggle to Pass Down Memory: Survey Victims of 2005 Derailment in Amagasaki Remembered Asymmetry of Authority or Information Underlying Insufficient Communication Associated with a Risk of Crashes or Incidents in Passenger Railway Transportation PARALYMPICS: Archery Athlete Never Lost Her Focus After 2005 Train Tragedy Train Driver Sues JR West for ¥56 Deducted Pay Over One Minute Delay Memorial Held for 107 Victims of 2005 Derailment for First Time in Three Years Rescue Operations at the Time of Train Derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo (Powerpoint, Amagasaki City Fire Dept.) 147 Year History of Japanese Railways (2020) Construction of Local Railways (July 1995) Trains in Japan (2012) About us page of JR West Difference between different types of trains in Japanese train system Crush Injuries and the Crush Syndrome Crush Syndrome Victim Participation in the Criminal Process in Japan (Matsui Shigenori, 2020) Jan. 17, 1995 CE: Kobe Earthquake (6 Apr. 2020)                

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2023

It was just a little house fire. It should have gone out in no time. In a safer building, it would have. But within an hour and a half of the first call to 999 that night, Grenfell Tower was fully ablaze. Videos: Grenfell: The Fire of London Grenfell: The Worst Tower Block Fire in London History Grenfell Tower tragedy in 3D 12 Firefighters have Terminal Cancer Since 2017 Rescue First Reports of Grenfell Tower fire New video timeline shows how the Grenfell Tower fire unfolded What Happened With The Cladding At Grenfell Tower? Articles and books: Show Me The Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen, by Peter Apps Grenfell Tower inferno a 'disaster waiting to happen' as concerns are raised for safety of other buildings Concerns raised about Grenfell Tower 'for years' Fire alarm at Grenfell Tower was never meant for residents Grenfell: Cladding firm suggested use of cheaper panels Grenfell Tower refurbishment used cheaper cladding and tenants accused builders of shoddy workmanship Residents warned of 'catastrophic' Grenfell Tower block fire three years ago - but pleas 'fell on deaf ears' Faulty tumble dryer 'caused Shepherd's Bush tower block fire' Twenty-seven minutes and Grenfell Tower fire had taken hold: so why weren't residents told to get out? Grenfell Tower graphic: what we know about how the fire spread Questions Mount After Fire at Grenfell Tower in London Kills at Least 12 IFSEC Global: Grenfell Tower Fire: latest Inquiry updates and full timeline Behailu Kedebe's statement to the inquiry Kingspan: Fire performance of phenolic insulation Dozen Grenfell firefighters diagnosed with terminal cancer Fire crews extinguish blaze at Shepherd's Bush tower block                

Transcribed - Published: 15 March 2023

It was just a little house fire. It should have gone out in no time. In a safer building, it would have. But within an hour and a half of the first call to 999 that night, Grenfell Tower was fully ablaze. Videos: Grenfell: The Fire of London Grenfell: The Worst Tower Block Fire in London History Grenfell Tower tragedy in 3D 12 Firefighters have Terminal Cancer Since 2017 Rescue First Reports of Grenfell Tower fire New video timeline shows how the Grenfell Tower fire unfolded What Happened With The Cladding At Grenfell Tower? Articles and books: Show Me The Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen, by Peter Apps Grenfell Tower inferno a 'disaster waiting to happen' as concerns are raised for safety of other buildings Concerns raised about Grenfell Tower 'for years' Fire alarm at Grenfell Tower was never meant for residents Grenfell: Cladding firm suggested use of cheaper panels Grenfell Tower refurbishment used cheaper cladding and tenants accused builders of shoddy workmanship Residents warned of 'catastrophic' Grenfell Tower block fire three years ago - but pleas 'fell on deaf ears' Faulty tumble dryer 'caused Shepherd's Bush tower block fire' Twenty-seven minutes and Grenfell Tower fire had taken hold: so why weren't residents told to get out? Grenfell Tower graphic: what we know about how the fire spread Questions Mount After Fire at Grenfell Tower in London Kills at Least 12 IFSEC Global: Grenfell Tower Fire: latest Inquiry updates and full timeline Behailu Kedebe's statement to the inquiry Kingspan: Fire performance of phenolic insulation Dozen Grenfell firefighters diagnosed with terminal cancer Fire crews extinguish blaze at Shepherd's Bush tower block                

Transcribed - Published: 8 March 2023

It was just a little house fire. It should have gone out in no time. In a safer building, it would have. But within an hour and a half of the first call to 999 that night, Grenfell Tower was fully ablaze. Videos: Grenfell: The Fire of London Grenfell: The Worst Tower Block Fire in London History Grenfell Tower tragedy in 3D 12 Firefighters have Terminal Cancer Since 2017 Rescue First Reports of Grenfell Tower fire New video timeline shows how the Grenfell Tower fire unfolded What Happened With The Cladding At Grenfell Tower? Articles and books: Show Me The Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen, by Peter Apps Grenfell Tower inferno a 'disaster waiting to happen' as concerns are raised for safety of other buildings Concerns raised about Grenfell Tower 'for years' Fire alarm at Grenfell Tower was never meant for residents Grenfell: Cladding firm suggested use of cheaper panels Grenfell Tower refurbishment used cheaper cladding and tenants accused builders of shoddy workmanship Residents warned of 'catastrophic' Grenfell Tower block fire three years ago - but pleas 'fell on deaf ears' Faulty tumble dryer 'caused Shepherd's Bush tower block fire' Twenty-seven minutes and Grenfell Tower fire had taken hold: so why weren't residents told to get out? Grenfell Tower graphic: what we know about how the fire spread Questions Mount After Fire at Grenfell Tower in London Kills at Least 12 IFSEC Global: Grenfell Tower Fire: latest Inquiry updates and full timeline Behailu Kedebe's statement to the inquiry Kingspan: Fire performance of phenolic insulation Dozen Grenfell firefighters diagnosed with terminal cancer Fire crews extinguish blaze at Shepherd's Bush tower block                

Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2023

Have you ever been stranded in your car in the middle of a snowstorm? Now imagine there are 350 other people in the car with you, and you're all stuck in that storm in the middle of an Alaskan canal for nearly two days. People come to rescue you but can't get any closer. And with every passing hour, your car groans and threatens to sink. That was what happened to the SS Princess Sophia in 1918. Videos: Disasters of the Century: The Princess Sophia Sinking The Sea Hunters: The Princess Sophia tragedy Articles and books: Stranded: Alaska’s Worst Maritime Disaster Nearly Happened Twice, by Aaron Saunders Report on the wreck of the Princess Sophia Forgotten Voyage Remembering the Princess Sophia: The Titanic of the Pacific West Coast National Park Service: The Princess Sophia The Wreck of HMCS Galiano October 1918

Transcribed - Published: 1 February 2023