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The 1937 New London School Disaster | The DEADLIEST School Disaster in U.S History (2022x21)

Air date: Sep 09, 2022

The New London School Disaster of 1937 - During the Great Depression, New London found itself building a multi-million dollar school. It was able to do so thanks to the discovery of oil in their county. This discovery also lead to the school board using waste gas from the oil fields to heat the school. When this odorless gas leaked into the school however, it would cause one of the deadliest disasters in U.S history.