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Why Did The Hindenburg Happen
How did the Hindenburg catch fire and explode?

On May 6, 1937 a German airship (LZ 129 Hindenburg) was landing in Township, New Jersey when an electrostatic discharge ignited leaking hydrogen and causing the Hindenburg to catch fire. A electrostatic discharge is a sudden flow of electricity between two charged objects caused by contact. There was a total of 36 casualties which were 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and even a worker on the ground. 62 out of the 97 passengers survived the crash. (wikipedia, Hindenburg Disaster, last edited 11/16/17) (wikipedia, Electrostatic discharge, last edited 11/20/17) The LZ 129 Hindenburg was designed by the Zeppelin company and was operated by the German Zeppelin Airline company. The Hindenburg airship
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