Natural Disasters

Mann Gulch Wildfire Tragedy Pt. 1

07.23.2020 - By Spotify StudiosPlay

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On August 5th, 1949, a lightning strike touched off a small wildfire in Montana's Helena National Forest. A team of smokejumpers were dispatched to fight the fire—but it burned out of control, trapping them in the gulch. 

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