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1	GREAT DISASTERS: Hindenburg Explosion By Dakota and Colby March 2007
2	Hindenburg Explosion In may of 1937 a major disaster occurred the largest zeppelin in the world caught on fire and exploded at Lakehurst New Jersey with 36 people dead.
3	Where did it happen? This disaster occurred in Lakehurst New Jersey.
4	When did it happen? The Hindenburg Explosion occurred at 7:25, on the sixth of May in 1937.
5	How/Why did it happen? The exterior material was so flammable a single spark of static electricity would set it on fire. So a spark from an unknown source set it burning like dry leaves.
6	What were the damages? There was a total of 61 people on the Hindenburg. When it exploded 36 people died.
7	Could this disaster have been avoided? The scientists could have made the outer material of the zeppelin less flammable because a single spark of static electricity could set it on fire.
8	What has happened since the disaster? When the Hindenburg exploded it ended the production of zeppelin transportation.
9	BIBLIOGRAPHY “Hindenburg." World Book. 2003. “Eyewitness To History." 9 March 2007. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com>. http://history1900s.about.com/cs/ disasters/a/hindenburgcrash.htm.3/22/07
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