# The Disaster Nobody Talks About | Donora's Deadly Week

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Podcast: [Yore Town](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yore-town-6299876)
Published: 2026-03-09T13:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bleav.com/shows/yore-town/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=167
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## Resource

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.

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