The Hindenburg was a German made Zeppelin which was a large ship that flew because it was filled with hydrogen gas. The Hindenburg caught fire over Lakehurst, New Jersey when the hydrogen gas leaked creating a fire causing many people to parish. On May 3,1937 the Hindenburg went to the air from Frankfurt, Germany, to lakehurst, New Jersey.
It had been flying for 30 years before it happened. Hindenburg blow up “97 passengers and crew members” in the blowing up 35 of them died. The Hindenburg blow up because ignited from leaky hydrogen gas. They went above a power line and hit the power line with the tail so that a spark to go off at the tail of the ship. Hydrogen gas it a flammable.This gas that can make fire that
caused the Hindenburg to blow up.
People died because they went back for belongings. 35 died 62 survived.
80 year had passed scientist still agree to the explosion. People had 30 seconds to escape for the death trap. .