We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.

This week’s Mini Failure is about the Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion. On October 20, 1944, a gas leak at Cleveland gas storage facility led to an explosion and fires in a nearby residential area.

Episode Sources

● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_East_Ohio_Gas_explosion

● https://case.edu/ech/articles/e/east-ohio-gas-co-explosion-and-fire

● https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/East_Ohio_Gas_Company_Explosion

● Operation Plumbob - https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/cientists-launched-a-manhole-cap-towards-space/

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