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For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century.
Videos:
Netflix: Fire in Paradise
Frontline: Fire in Paradise
Camp Fire: One Year Later
The Deadliest Fire in California History
Drone fire of Camp Fire devastation in Butte County
Trump confused over fire-hit town Paradise: 'Pleasure, what a name'
Articles and books:
Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy, by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino
Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says
Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’
ABC10 Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ months before deadly Camp Fire
Trump blames forest management again on California fires visit
The Camp Fire public report
‘Hell on Earth’: The First 12 Hours of California’s Deadliest Wildfire
For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century.
Videos:
Netflix:...
Published 11/07/24
Sometimes it feels as though Columbine was our first experience with school shootings. But it very much wasn't, as the town of West Paducah, Kentucky, can attest.
Videos:
Very Bad Men: Michael Carneal
Articles and books:
Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings, by Katherine S....
Published 10/07/24