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EPISODE · Apr 23, 2023 · 14 MIN

What Caused the Great Corning, Iowa Fire of 1896?

from Strange and Dreadful Things · host John Brassard Jr

On the night of October 9, 1896, the town of Corning, Iowa was awakened by an alarm bell. A fire had broken out near the railroad tracks on the south side of town. As firemen and citizens fought the blaze, little did they know that an even bigger disaster was about to happen right behind them.

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