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The Fog That Killed 12,000 People: London’s Great Smog (1952) #GreatSmog #LondonHistory #OnThisDay On this day in 1952, a deadly blanket of smog covered London. What started as a cold winter fog turned into a toxic gas chamber that lasted 5 days. Visibility dropped to zero, and 12,000 people lost their lives, forcing the government to finally pass the Clean Air Act. 🇬🇧🌫️☠️ | Big Bang Bogan

This incredible footage documents The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952. It was a sever air pollution event that affected the whole of the city. Statistics at the time showed that 4000 Londoners perished due to the smog. However recent research done shows that it could be closer to 10,000 | MyLondon