Spring, Summer, Fall, Halloween, & Winter: The Imperial Sugar Refinery Explosion

This week, Brianne is cooked medium well and wants to be a freelance brain surgeon, Adelaide gives a bird presentation, Melanie gets slammed by a hurricane and joins the current millennium, sugar turns out to be combustible, we commemorate the Great Glitter Explosion of 2020, and a factory explosion changes OSHA standards.

Content warnings: brain surgery, hurricanes, structure fire, death by explosion/fire.

SHOW NOTES
2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion
A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura’s damage in this area of oil fields and industry
Carbon monoxide poisoning from generators poses new threat in areas hit by Hurricane Laura
Death toll up to 16 for Hurricane Laura
Domino Sugar Refinery in Arabi catches fire; at least 300 employees evacuated
Eric Barnes’ legacy: Kindness, humility
Family Recalls History of Sugar Refinery
Fire at Domino Sugar refinery under investigation
How Can Sugar Explode?
How the City of Sugar Land, Texas Got Its Name
Imperial Sugar dedicates memorial to blast victims
Louisiana Chemical Plant Fire Still Smolders; Residents Told to Remain Indoors
Savannah Sugar Refinery Memorial - Port Wentworth, GA
What Makes Sugar Explode?
‘You can’t stay angry’: 10 years after Imperial Sugar tragedy, couple relies on God, family