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In 1948, a Toxic Fog Trapped an American City and Killed 20 People in Five Days, Triggering the First Major Air Pollution Investigation
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In October 1948, Donora's fog killed 20 people and intoxicated 6,000 people in five days. A small town in Pennsylvania became the world symbol of the dangers of industrial pollution. Donora's fog trapped an entire city under a toxic cloud Donora had 14,000 inhabitants in 1948 and lived at the pace of two giant factories aboard Monongahela River. The American Steel & Wire and the Donora Zinc Works both belonged to the U.S. Steel group. Their chim…
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