Red Adair, who was renowned for his ability to cap oil well blowouts, was eventually called on by Armand Hammer to extinguish the remains of this facility. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this oil platform that collapsed in the North Sea in 1988, killing 165. This former largest oil producer helped initiate an LMX spiral within Lloyd’s of London.
ANSWER: Piper Alpha
[10m] Lloyd’s of London first cemented its reputation after they agreed to pay most policyholders after this event. Eugene Schmitz helped organize relief after this event that nearly destroyed the United States’s oldest Chinatown.
ANSWER: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake [or Great San Francisco Earthquake]
[10e] Lloyd’s of London’s reputation was harmed when they were accused of recruiting Names to spread risk as knowledge of the health hazards of this material became public. Fibers of this fireproof material can potentially lead to respiratory diseases like mesothelioma.
ANSWER: asbestos
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