Spring, Summer, Fall, Halloween, & Winter: The Imperial Sugar Refinery Explosion

This week, Brianne is cooked medium well and wants to be a freelance brain surgeon, Adelaide gives a bird presentation, Melanie gets slammed by a hurricane and joins the current millennium, sugar turns out to be combustible, we commemorate the Great Glitter Explosion of 2020, and a factory explosion changes OSHA standards.Content warnings: brain surgery, hurricanes, structure fire, death by explosion/fire.SHOW NOTES2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosionA burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura’s damage in this area of oil fields and industryCarbon monoxide poisoning from generators poses new threat in areas hit by Hurricane LauraDeath toll up to 16 for Hurricane LauraDomino Sugar Refinery in Arabi catches fire; at least 300 employees evacuatedEric Barnes’ legacy: Kindness, humilityFamily Recalls History of Sugar RefineryFire at Domino Sugar refinery under investigationHow Can Sugar Explode?How the City of Sugar Land, Texas Got Its NameImperial Sugar dedicates memorial to blast victimsLouisiana Chemical Plant Fire Still Smolders; Residents Told to Remain IndoorsSavannah Sugar Refinery Memorial - Port Wentworth, GAWhat Makes Sugar Explode?‘You can’t stay angry’: 10 years after Imperial Sugar tragedy, couple relies on God, family