The Fire That Burned a City and Killed No One (Almost) | Ep. 121
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The Fire That Burned a City and Killed No One (Almost) | Ep. 121
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In 1875, a warehouse in Dublin’s Liberties district exploded into flames, igniting more than 5,000 barrels of whiskey and unleashing a river of fire through the streets. But the fire itself didn’t kill anyone. The whiskey did.
This episode dives into the wild true story of the Dublin Whiskey Fire, where:
🔥 Streets flowed with flaming booze
🍺 Locals scooped whiskey with boots, hats, and porringers
🧠 Firefighters used manure and gravel to stop the blaze
💀 Thirteen people died of alcohol poisoning, not fire
One of the weirdest disasters in drinking history, and a turning point in how cities stored spirits.
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