disasters

At 3:17 on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown made up of London and New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until a flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossel blast that disintegrated one of the nation's most modern schools. More than three hundred students and teachers were killed and hundreds more injured. It remains the deadliest school disaster in U.S. history.

Describes escapes from five different man-made disasters.

Discusses the events surrounding the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and describes the experiences of those involved and the impact of these attacks.

"Provides comprehensive information on the history leading up to the Irish Potato Famine, presents accounts of narrow escapes, and discusses the legacy of the event"--Provided by publisher.

A group of children from the Mississippi Gulf Coast share their personal stories of Hurricane Katrina.

Text and illustrations describe some great natural or man made disasters throughout history caused by flood, fire, plague, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes.

Describes terrorist acts and and the groups behind them, including the Munich Massacre, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the attacks on the World Trade Center.

Tells the stories of ten of the most devastating fires in human history, including the Great Fire of London in 1666, and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986.