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Ohio Penitentiary Fire of 1930

Author Don Rose sheds light on the third-deadliest building fire in U.S. history.

Aired 02/02/2017 | Rating NR

Columbus Neighborhoods

Ohio Penitentiary Fire of 1930

Clip: Season 3 Episode 15 | 5m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

Author Don Rose sheds light on the third-deadliest building fire in U.S. history.

Don Rose writes a book about his father's life as a judge in Columbus and discovers that his father worked on the Ohio Penitentiary fire of 1930. This discovery sets Don on a journey to uncover the full story of the third-deadliest building fire in U.S. history.

Aired 02/02/2017 | Rating NR

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