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The Disaster Nobody Talks About | Donora's Deadly Week

Podcast: Yore Town
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 1498
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Summary

The Donora Smog Disaster of 1948 remains one of the deadliest air pollution disasters in American history. In the small steel town of Donora, Pennsylvania, a deadly cloud of industrial pollution became trapped in the valley for five days, leaving thousands sick and over twenty people dead.