A Halloween Rain Saved A Small Town From Smog Covering And More Deaths
The U.S. Steel's Donora Zinc Works and its American Steel & Wire plant regularly released fluoride and sulphur emissions, but then in late October of 1948, the pollutants combined with foggy weather caused a catastrophic smog. As an oppressive smog began to build up, the residents of Donora reported... Sign in to see full entry.