EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 1 MIN
June 24 - Cutting Corners Cost Lives
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
On this day in Labor History the year was 1971. At 12:51 am Battalion 12 Chief Leo Najarian of Los Angeles heard that there had been a tunnel explosion. That February a 6.5 earthquake had killed 65 people in the area. Now it seemed tragedy had struck again. Just the night before Chief Najarian had been called out to the same address.
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On this day in Labor History the year was 1971. At 12:51 am Battalion 12 Chief Leo Najarian of Los Angeles heard that there had been a tunnel explosion. That February a 6.5 earthquake had killed 65 people in the area. Now it seemed tragedy had struck again. Just the night before Chief Najarian had been called out to the same address.
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