Joints Stuffed With Newspaper: The Ronan Point Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

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A documentary covering the partial collapse of the Ronan Point tower block in London, and the huge impact it had on residents, survivors, and the construction industry... Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHistoric ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXad0mx4WxY1fXdbvtg0CQ/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales | https://www.instagram.com/fascinatinghorror/ | https://www.facebook.com/horrorfascinating ► Get in touch: [email protected] *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:38 - The History of Ronan Point ► 03:10 - The Collapse of Ronan Point ► 08:15 - The Aftermath *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Ronan Point: a fifty-year building safety problem" by Chris Cook, published by the BBC, June 2018. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44498608 ► "The collapse of Ronan Point, 1968" by Richard Nelsson, published by The Guardian, May 2018. Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/from-the-archive-blog/gallery/2018/may/16/ronan-point-tower-collapse-may-1968 ► "Ronan Point Apartment Tower Collapse and its Effect on Building Codes" by Cynthia Pearson and Norbert Delatte, published by the Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 2005. Available via: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=encee_facpub ► "Investigations of Ronan Point" by Samuel Webb, 1984. Available via: https://www.towerblocksuk.com/_files/ugd/ec46ab_d3ea35f6e52a4d17ab3e71ffb3a40ffc.pdf ► “And Then We Heard Shouts and Cries” by Ricky Chambers, published via Vimeo, 2018. Available via: https://vimeo.com/317356845 ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #truestories​ #london #disaster #construction