Early on March 28, 1979, a combination of electrical and mechanical malfunctions, as well as human error, unleashed dangerous radioactive gases into the environment around the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. It wound up being one of the worst nuclear disasters in US history.
Source: History
Holly Garnish, who lived in the nearest house to the Three Mile Island plant at the time of the accident, told the Washington Post that it all started with a loud roar that “shook the windows, the whole house.”
Source: The Washington Post
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