A little over 100 years ago, an icy forest exploded.

Early on the morning of June 30 in the year 1908, a violent blast flattened more than

80 million trees and a stretch of woods, roughly two thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island.

Because the explosion occurred in a barely occupied slice of Siberia, there were only a handful

of witnesses and three deaths.

Well, officially, there were three deaths.

The reality is that an entire village was wiped out.

Men, women, and children experienced unimaginable horrors before dying in the snow.

Records of the devastation were lost between wars, regime changes, and revolutions.

You may have heard of the Tenguska event, but I promise you haven't heard all of it.

My name is Lucas Fant.

I run a blog called Horror in History.

I've partnered up with my good friend Dr. No Sleep to share the story of what actually happened

that summer morning near the Tenguska River.

I know the truth, because I was able to track down the journal of one of the survivors.

The following account is from Sir Henry Franklin, a British adventurerist who was on a solo

trek through Siberia at the time of the Tenguska event.

Part I, the storm came calling.

June 29, 1908, Yenisasek, Governorate.

Siberia has a fearsome reputation as a chilled killer.

In June, though, with the sunshine cutting through this bruise trees and bird song in the

air, it's stunning.

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