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303 - The Great Whiskey Fire of Dublin
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Jeni McDonald and Will Hageman
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Season 1
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Episode 303
On June 18th, 1875 a warehouse full of thousands of casks of whiskey caught fire in the Liberties area of Dublin causing a river of flaming whiskey to pour down the streets, often up to six inches deep. While the fire did a great deal of damage, it most regrettably caused the deaths of 13 people. However, none died from the effects of the fire itself. They instead died of acute alcohol poisoning from drinking too much from the flood of whiskey they found.