Credit: Johnstown Flood Museum
Debris from the Johnstown Flood piled up against the Pennsylvania Railroad's Stone Bridge and caught fire. More than 2000 people died in the disaster, and some were burned alive in the fire at the bridge.
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A stone arch bridge holds up huge piles of debris from the Johnstown flood.
Credit: Johnstown Flood Museum
Debris from the Johnstown Flood piled up against the Pennsylvania Railroad's Stone Bridge and caught fire. More than 2000 people died in the disaster, and some were burned alive in the fire at the bridge.
