Chernobyl: 48 Hours to Escape

On April 26th, 1986, reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant went into meltdown. Over the hours that followed the residents of Pripyat fled their homes, firefighters and nuclear scientists worked tirelessly to save lives, and the soviet authorities desperately tried to conceal the truth. All the while the deadly threat of radiation hung over them, and Europe. Using eyewitness testimony, archive footage, and expert insight, Like A Shot West tells the story of two days that would change the world forever.