Episode 31: The Westwego grain elevator explosion

An episode of the Disaster Area podcast, hosted by Jennifer Matarese, titled "Episode 31: The Westwego grain elevator explosion" was published on February 20, 2017 and runs 45 minutes.

February 20, 2017 ·45m · Disaster Area

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Dust seems so harmless most of the time ... annoying, sure, but not deadly. However, on December 22, 1977, dust would lead to the sudden and tragic destruction of a Louisiana grain elevator, taking the lives of 36 people only days before Christmas. However, theirs was not the only facility to suffer an explosion that week, or even that day.

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