New London: Why Gas Smells Like Rotten Eggs | Yore Town
About this episode
The episode recounts the tragic story of the deadliest school disaster in American history, focusing on the London Consolidated School explosion.
New London: Why Gas Smells Like Rotten Eggs tells the true story behind the deadliest school disaster in American history. On March 18, 1937, nearly 300 students and teachers were killed when the London Consolidated School exploded without warning. There was no smell. No alarm. No chance to escape.
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