Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous Podcast · Brad Choma
The Kaprun Funicular Disaster of 2000 | Episode 102
·54 min·5 clips
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A burning alpine train turns one cheap appliance into a wider systems failure.
A burning alpine train turns a cheap appliance into the start of a much larger systems failure. The episode is strongest when it stays with the trapped passengers inside the steep tunnel, where smoke, heat, rails, a narrow catwalk, emergency steps, and rigid ski boots make every…
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