The Glass Tower Disaster | A Short 'Documentary' | Fascinating Horror

Happy April Fool's Day, everyone. Hope you enjoyed this little recap of The Towering Inferno (1974). It's an absolute classic - well worth a watch if you haven't seen it before. Keep an eye out for those easily-breakable windows!

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Background
01:59 - The Glass Tower Disaster
08:40 - The Aftermath

MUSIC:
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory

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[FascinatingHorror]

Thanks for watching, everyone. And, as per usual, you've made my day with the comments. Delighted that I was able to fool some of you... if only for a few minutes. Happy April Fool's Day!

[gravityissues]

It’s amazing how every single thing that could go wrong with this building did so, all at the same time—and on its grand opening. It’s like a Hollywood movie.

[aimeekatz]

"Estimates of the cost of the disaster placed it around $14 million"
The budget of the movie. Genius 😂

[Highland_Ronin]

I don't fall for many April fools jokes but somehow Fascinating Horror manages almost every year. Bravo.

[Whatlander]

As someone who's never seen The Towering Inferno, this video was a wild ride. Especially the bit about airlifting in a man with explosives lmao. I especially enjoyed "a second, less nervous pilot."

[emanueltheodorus]

Movie scenes described as an actual horror story is honestly my favorite part of your channel. I love this yearly tradition.

[bonniehalf-elven]

2:27 "...who designed the glass TOWER, AND INFER NO rivalry..." Well done, sir! The fact that cc had split that up makes it even better!

[gdraxa]

Ah the Towering Inferno. Who can forget? The architect eventually gave up his career and started a company which made sauces and salad dressings. In an interview he said the change made him a “new man”, inspiring the products name “New man’s own”

[charlesmcdowell]

Was thinking ‘wow this architect is really handsome, kinda really looks like Paul Newman!’

[_The_Archive_]

Fun Fact: During filming of The Towering Inferno, an actual fire broke out on one of the sets and Steve McQueen found himself briefly helping real firefighters put it out. One of the firefighters, not recognizing McQueen, said to the actor, "My wife is not going to believe this", to which McQueen replied, "Neither is mine."

[rogerluna]

The 70's were rough. Towers were infernoed. Poseidons were adventured. Airline pilots were all going down with food sickness forcing civilians with both flight experience and psychological issues to overcome overwhelming odds. Not to mention Ringo cutting a disco album.

[jonathancarlson]

Nice touch about the non-use of toughened glass. People just running through like it was sugar stunt glass.

[demonizer]

Omg, you got me! The whole time I was listening, I kept thinking "Oh wow, ! I never knew The Towering Inferno" was based on a true event 😅 It wasn't until I read the comments that I realized this was posted on April the 1st. Nicely done! 😆👌🏼

[andylucas]

I listened to all of it - and was enraptured - while I was doing some chores. Then, I was like: wait, what? And started it over.
That’s when I realized what day it was.
Well played sir; well played.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[gabbleratchet]

God, I remember this disaster so well. We were all reeling from that ocean liner that capsized two years prior and then this. It was a scary time.

[jogolding]

I was wondering what we would get for this April 1st. You absolute utter genius. Please never stop this tradition

[ericbenton]

Literally watched this and thought "this sounds like something out of a movie" and didn't realize until I Googled it, and then saw what day this video came out 😂. Well done, you got me.

[eclectictsunami]

I love that you do these every year and never break character while narrating for a SECOND

[veryspecificchaosfox]

you know, as someone who's been to san francisco several times, i was briefly left wondering to myself "man, i've never heard anything about this
and then i remembered.

[andrewbrendan]

I saw "The Towering Inferno" on Christmas Day, 1974, and I read the two novels that inspired the move: "The Tower" and "The Glass Inferno". I was around 13 and was starting to read more in the newspapers than just the comics and the advice column. I wish I had a more precise recollection but one article was about how people in the movie were affected by it. If my memory is correct, Faye Dunaway moved from a 20th floor apartment to a 3rd floor apartment -- that or something close. Many lives, knowingly or unknowingly, have been saved because of this movie that teaches people about fire safety and because of improved fire safety codes. -- Something I learned elsewhere is familiarize yourself with your surroundings so you know how to get out in an emergnecy. This isn't about living in fear but about having practical and sensible about possible trouble.

Also: the Glass Tower, though it never really existed, is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen.