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Hindenburg Disaster
Crewmember Werner Franz Recalls the Disaster

  By Witnify • May 5, 2014 Uncategorized
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Werner Franz, a cabin boy on the Hindenburg, recalls what it was like to work on the airship and describes his escape from the fiery crash. The Hindenburg crashed on May 6, 1937 after it caught firing during the docking procedure.

Tagged   Aviation, Hindenburg Disaster, Industrial Disaster, Politics and History
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Chernobyl Disaster
Dr. Maria Stover: ‘Every Single Person I Know Has Died From Cancer’

  By Witnify • April 24, 2014 Uncategorized
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Dr. Maria Stover describes what little information locals were told about the reality of the Chernobyl Nuclear accident and explains what happened to the people who decided to continue living in her town.

Tagged   Chernobyl Disaster, Industrial Disaster, Politics and History
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Deepwater Horizon Explosion
Employees Remember the Explosion

  By Witnify • April 17, 2014 Uncategorized
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Crew members on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform describe what happened on April 20, 2010 when it exploded and they were forced to flee the raging fires that broke out in life boats.

Tagged   Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Industrial Disaster, Politics and History
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Deepwater Horizon Explosion
Dealing With Deepwater Horizon Injuries

  By Witnify • April 17, 2014 Uncategorized
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An employee on BP’s Deepwater Horizon describes what happened to him when the oil platform exploded on April 20, 2012 and explains how he had to get a lawyer on his side to get the company to give him compensation for experiencing the disaster.

Tagged   Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Disaster, Industrial Disaster, Science and Technology
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Chernobyl Disaster
Natalia Manzurova: Chernobyl Survivor Speaks Out

  By Morgan Birck • April 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Tagged   Chernobyl Disaster, Industrial Disaster, Mass Tragedy, Nature, nuclear meltdown
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Deepwater Horizon Explosion
Paula Walker Explains How She Escaped the Explosion

  By Witnify • January 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Paula Walker, BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill survivor, talks about how she survived the explosions at the oil rig. Continue reading

Tagged   Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Industrial Disaster, Science and Technology
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Sago Mine Disaster
Families Mourn Victims of Sago Mine Disaster

  By Witnify • January 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Family members of the miners killed in the Sago Mine disaster share their thoughts on the failure to rescue their loved ones. Continue reading

Tagged   2010s, Industrial Disaster, Mass Tragedy, Politics and History, Sago Mine Disaster
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Rena Oil Spill
‘I Saw These Two Containers Out on the Break’

  By Witnify • October 11, 2013 Uncategorized
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Steve Penn, President of the Mount Maunganui Fishing Club, discusses why wildlife in Tauranga, New Zealand could be in danger from the contents of Rena. Continue reading

Tagged   environmentalism, Industrial Disaster, Nature, Rena Oil Spill
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Rena Oil Spill
Surfer Keone Campbell on the Effect of the Oil Spill

  By Witnify • October 11, 2013 Uncategorized
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Surfer Keone Campbell discusses what the surf conditions were like in the days after the Rena oil spill. Continue reading

Tagged   environmentalism, Industrial Disaster, Nature, Rena Oil Spill
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Rena Oil Spill
Zookeeper Nathalie Clark on Cleaning Up Penguins

  By Witnify • October 11, 2013 Uncategorized
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Zookeeper Nathalie Clark was a part of the wildlife response unit. She explains how the wildlife was effected and how volunteers got the animals cleaned up. Continue reading

Tagged   Animal, Industrial Disaster, Nature, Rena Oil Spill
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