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On the 15th of May, 1929, hundreds of doctors, nurses and patients were going about their

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business in the outpatient building of the Cleveland Clinic - a modern (and in some ways

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revolutionary) healthcare center in Cleveland, Ohio. At around 11:30am the upper floors of the

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clinic were suddenly flooded with a thick yellowish-brown gas. Those who inhaled it

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were dead within moments, never knowing or understanding exactly what had killed them.

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The Cleveland Clinic opened its doors to patients on the 28th of February,

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1921. It was very much ahead of its time. The clinic was a single not-for-profit

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organization that would be a base of operations for professionals with a range of specialties.

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Its mission was to provide patient care, education and opportunities for valuable medical research.

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In this it was certainly successful. Among many other contributions, the Cleveland Clinic helped

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to revolutionize the treatment of people with diabetes by making use of the, then relatively

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new, drug insulin. It was also consistently at the forefront of cardiac medicine, while at the

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same time pushing relentlessly for better, more comfortable conditions for patients in wards.

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Year on year the Cleveland Clinic grew, going from a single building to a complex of several,

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including a four-storey outpatient clinic along with an adjoining hospital

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and several houses designed to provide lodgings for patients undergoing

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long-term treatment. For eight years the Cleveland Clinic was an extraordinary force for good

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in the world. The 15th of May, 1929, began just like any other day at the clinic.

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The outpatient building was busy, filled with doctors, nurses, patients and visitors. Being

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an outpatient building meant that there were no wards or beds. Everyone attending the clinic that

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day was there for investigations or treatments that would see them home again by the evening.

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The fire began down in a sub-basement room which was used to store x-ray film. In 1929,

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x-rays made use of nitrocellulose film - a volatile substance that could easily catch fire.

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Moreover, when it burned it produced poisonous gases, and resisted the use of water to

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extinguish any flames. In fact, immersing burning nitrocellulose film in water would usually only

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increase the production of poisonous gases. The exact cause of the fire is uncertain, but

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many sources blame an unprotected light bulb that was situated too close to a stack of film.

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Whatever the cause, once at least some of the film had ignited

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the rest soon followed, creating a powerful blaze which produced huge quantities of poisonous gas.

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This gas seeped slowly up into the building proper, initially going largely unnoticed.

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Its progress was slow enough to cause no disruption or alarm.

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As the fire consumed more film, however, the situation worsened significantly: caches of film

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ignited en masse, resulting in two explosions - the blasts from which not only severely damaged

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the fabric of the building, but also had the deadly effect of blasting the gas through pipes,

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doors, vents and conduits into every part of the building. Now, rather than seeping slowly up from

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the basement, the gas was everywhere. Doctors and nurses were killed before being able to rise from

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their desks. Patients died in moments, having scarcely registered the presence of the gas. It

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enveloped people so quickly that they often had no time to even think about escaping. An Associated

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Press report from the day detailed the conditions that were found in the aftermath of the disaster:

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"Surgical equipment lay ready for use in the examining rooms. In the x-ray developing room

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a roll of film was stretched to dry. A wheelchair with the blanket thrown aside blocked a balcony

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overlooking the waiting room. A stenographer's half-finished letter was found in an office.

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Everything was abandoned as the victims realized

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too late that the brown fumes curling through door casings and along the halls carried death."

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Passers-by outside the hospital heard the explosions and rushed to help... only to be struck

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down by the gas themselves, or to find themselves quite unable to render aid to those inside.

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"The fumes were so strong as to act almost instantly. Pedestrians caught outside the building

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fell to the ground and lay unconscious until dragged to safety when the gas lifted. One woman

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smashed a third-floor window and was preparing to leap as firemen spread a life net. She stood

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poised. The amber gas swirled about her shoulders, and she collapsed... falling inside the building."

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Rescuers converged on the clinic, but their efforts were hampered by the lingering gas.

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One witness reported being overcome when still almost a city block away from the clinic.

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Police, ambulance and fire personnel had to get much closer than that if they were to have any

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hope of rescuing anybody. In many cases it was only when the gas had dissipated that a

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rescue could be made, although several people were willing to risk - and indeed sacrifice - their own

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lives in order to drag patients to safety. Policeman Ernest Staab, just 30 years old,

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entered the building again and again, despite visible fumes still hanging in the air.

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He dragged 21 people away from the choking vapor before he was overcome

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and passed away. Though he gave his life in the course of affecting a rescue,

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several of those he dragged from the building went on to survive.

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In the aftermath of the disaster the clinic was devastated. The building was severely damaged

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from the explosions, and it looked as though operations could not possibly continue...

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until a local philanthropist, Samuel Mather, stepped in and provided alternate premises nearby.

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This meant that the Cleveland Clinic could continue treating patients, including those who

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had suffered serious damage to their lungs from inhaling even tiny amounts of the poisonous gas.

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In many cases recovery was a slow and painful process, if it was possible at all. Patients were

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given oxygen, but often this was not sufficient, with some victims dying weeks after the disaster.

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In total the incident claimed the lives of 123 people and severely injured many more.

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In the aftermath of the disaster, and as the cause could not be positively identified,

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it was found that the hospital was not at fault. The way in which the

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x-ray film had been stored was in line with what was required at the time.

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To address this, the guidelines for the storage of not just film but many other hazardous materials

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were revised. The horror of the Cleveland Clinic disaster had so captured the public's attention

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that this reform extended beyond Ohio, and was applied nationwide - something which may

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well have prevented numerous other disasters. Ultimately the Cleveland Clinic would survive.

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The building was completely renovated and restored, and remains in place to this day.

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Now, however, it's part of a sprawling complex of medical facilities.

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The Cleveland Clinic has grown from a handful of buildings to a huge campus, and has further

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establishments all over the city and beyond. It's one of the best-rated hospitals in America,

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and is consistently among the best in the world for cardiac care. In line with its original

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ethos, it provides patient care, teaching facilities and opportunities for research...

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but on a scale which its founders could never possibly have imagined. The Cleveland Clinic

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disaster is a footnote in its history - a tragic series of events that cost 123 people their lives.

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The clinic has gone on, however, to save and transform the lives of hundreds of thousands.

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