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Aug 2023
47m 29s

Crush Disasters - Hillsborough and other...

Jasmin Charlotte
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Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode we will be covering crush disasters - mainly Hillsborough where in 1989, 97 people were killed at a football game in Sheffield UK. We will then summarise some other crushes Astroworld where in 2021, 10 people were killed at a concert in Houston T ... Show More
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