Episode 202: The San Juanico disaster

<p>The Mexico City suburb of San Juan Ixhuatepec was the home of poor immigrants, working-class families, dozens of large businesses, and a Pemex oil and gas company site - at least, until November 19th, 1984.</p> <p>Videos:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Hlkn_p1J8&t=246s">Ciudadano Infraganti Explosiones de San Juanico 1984</a></li> </ul> <p>Articles and books:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/one-of-worlds-worst-industrial-disasters/"> San Juan Ixhuatepec remembers one of world's worst industrial disasters</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-pemex-legacy/three-decades-on-survivors-of-worst-pemex-blast-still-want-answers-idUSBRE9130WV20130204"> Three decades on, survivors of worst Pemex blast still want answers</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/11/26/mexican-blast-stirs-anger-criticism/58574ab4-dd12-467e-af52-649f1d9f752a/"> Mexican Blast Stirs Anger, Criticism</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.aiche.org/sites/default/files/2014-11-Beacon-English.pdf"> Center for Chemical Process Safety: Thirty Years Ago - An LPG Tragedy</a></li> <li><a href= "https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=fmhi_pub"> State and community during the aftermath of Mexico City's November 19, 1984 Gas Explosion</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-28-mn-10172-story.html"> Mexico Furor Over Gas Blast Is Quickly Over</a></li> <li><a href= "http://ierd.es/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Recordando-la-cat%C3%A1strofe-de-San-Juanico.pdf"> Recordando la catástrofe de San Juanico</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/parque-de-la-ciencia-en-edomex-convierten-terrenos-donde-ocurrio-explosion-de-san-juanico-en-parque-recreativo"> They convert land where the San Juanico explosion occurred into a recreational park</a></li> </ul>