Episode 28: The Gothenburg discotheque fire
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English - January 24, 2017 01:25 - 49 minutes - 48.2 MB - ★★★★ - 723 ratingsHistory Society & Culture explosions history massshootings tornadoes volcanoes aviationaccidents disaster disasters earthquakes fires Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Halloween party thrown by the Macedonian Association in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1998 was a popular event -- far too popular. Teenagers crammed in shoulder to shoulder with barely enough room to dance. Everyone wanted to get in, but some who couldn't wanted to get back at those who had. What followed sent a horrified shockwave through Sweden.