EP 78 - The Burning Ghosts of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL

Hometown Ghost Stories

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Birmingham Alabama has been referred to as “The Magic City” almost since it began. What happened to some of the workers in it’s biggest industry didn’t prove to be magical. countless accidents inside the furnaces caused many men to burn to death as their coworkers watched on unable to do anything. Since the early 1900’s ghosts have been spotted on the premises of Sloss Furnaces, and some seem to have quite evil intentions. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Help our friend Kendall in her battle with cancer, any donation is a massive help! https://gofund.me/a3cac104 Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/cJHjX3B6qX Narrated by Rob Coakley Music by Jesse Wilkins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	Hometown Ghost Stories contains serious and often distressing events and is not intended for all audiences.
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0:40.1	This week on hometown ghost stories, Birmingham, Alabama has been referred to as the magic city
0:46.7	almost since it began. What happened to some of the workers in its biggest industry didn't
0:51.9	prove to be magical at all. Countless accidents inside the furnaces
0:56.7	caused many men to burn to death as their co-workers watched on unable to do anything. Since the
1:03.9	early 1900s, ghosts have been spotted on the premises of sloss furnaces, and some seem to have
1:10.5	quite evil intentions.
1:12.9	This is episode number 78 of hometown ghost stories, the burning ghosts of Birmingham, Alabama.
1:59.0	The The Samuel tossed and turned in the hospital bed in pain.
2:02.8	His entire body was in an agony that he had never experienced before in his life. He started to replay what had happened to him at work a few
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