Deadly Blaze: The Thiokol Factory Explosion
Season 3, Episode 6, Apr 17, 2023, 10:00 AM
At the height of the space race, the arrival of the Thiokol chemical company was supposed to bring jobs and opportunities for the small Georgia town of Woodbine. But a tragic explosion in 1971 killed 29 workers and left many of the survivors in the community entangled in lawsuits for decades afterwards.
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