Nine Firefighters Lost: The Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire | Fascinating Horror

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This video tells the story of the Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire - a fire which resulted in the loss of the largest number of firefighters from a single event since September 11th, 2001... 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 ► 01:03 - Background ► 03:44 - The Sofa Super Store Fire ► 09:25 - The Aftermath *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "The Sofa Super Store fire: The blaze that reshaped the Charleston Fire Department" by Greg Rogers, published by Fire Rescue 1, June 2024. Link: https://www.firerescue1.com/major-incidents-in-fire-service-history/the-sofa-super-store-fire-the-blaze-that-reshaped-the-charleston-fire-department ► "13th Anniversary of the Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire: Remembering the Charleston 9" published by the International Association of Fire Fighters, June 2020. Link: https://www.iaff.org/news/13th-anniversary-of-the-charleston-sofa-super-store-fire-remembering-the-charleston-9/ Firefighter Fatality Investigative Report published by the City of Charleston, May 2008. Available via: https://dam.clarionengage.com/downloads.pennnet.com/fe/misc/20080515charlestonreport.pdf ► "Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire, South Carolina" by Nelson Bryner, Stephen Fuss, Bryan Klein and Anthony Putorti, published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, March 2011. Available via: https://www.nist.gov/publications/technical-study-sofa-super-store-fire-south-carolina-june-18-2007-volume-i?pub_id=908200 ► "Remembering the Charleston 9: Tuesday marks 17 years since the Sofa Super Store fire" by Abigail Quinn, published by ABC 4 News, June 2024. Link: https://abcnews4.com/news/local/remembering-the-charleston-9-tuesday-marks-17-years-since-the-sofa-super-store-fire-wciv-abc-news-4-west-ashley-savannah-highway-nine-firefighters-killed-new-york-city-fire-depart-911-city-of-charleston ► "The Fires That Forged Us: Sofa Super Store Fire" by Peter Prochilo, published by Fire Engineering, June 2020. Link: https://www.fireengineering.com/firefighting/the-fires-that-forged-us-sofa-super-store-fire/ ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #truestories #disaster​ #fire #southcarolina