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Engineering Catastrophes

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.

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Um, we gave it a good search. - Engineering Catastrophes

Um, we gave it a good search.

NANCE: The fire department
started taking fire trucks - Engineering Catastrophes

NANCE: The fire department started taking fire trucks

[narrator] Businesses,
schools, and a nursing home - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] Businesses, schools, and a nursing home

[Macbeth] There was
no identifiable footprint
of the building. - Engineering Catastrophes

[Macbeth] There was no identifiable footprint of the buildin...

[narrator] William Bracken
was part of
the emergency response. - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] William Bracken was part of the emergency resp...

HIGGS: A couple of people,
they seen the bridge collapse, - Engineering Catastrophes

HIGGS: A couple of people, they seen the bridge collapse,

We heard a crash,
and we felt the building move. - Engineering Catastrophes

We heard a crash, and we felt the building move.

Firefighters soon realized
this was a battle - Engineering Catastrophes

Firefighters soon realized this was a battle

We need to stop traffic
right now." - Engineering Catastrophes

We need to stop traffic right now."

[narrator]
The six story building
had been home - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] The six story building had been home

[narrator] On the Bay Bridge, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] On the Bay Bridge,

[narrator]
Now stuck on the bridge, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] Now stuck on the bridge,

Having participated
in search and rescue
for 20 years, - Engineering Catastrophes

Having participated in search and rescue for 20 years,

I heard, "Oh, we're having
an earthquake, - Engineering Catastrophes

I heard, "Oh, we're having an earthquake,

[narrator]
Mark's booming wakeup call
was caused by this. - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] Mark's booming wakeup call was caused by thi...

They said that the cars
just looked at her as - Engineering Catastrophes

They said that the cars just looked at her as

I think it's always a shock
when something like that
happens, a tragedy. - Engineering Catastrophes

I think it's always a shock when something like that ha...

We weren't prepared for this.
We weren't prepared. - Engineering Catastrophes

We weren't prepared for this. We weren't prepared.

"And what about the workers
Why weren't they safe? - Engineering Catastrophes

"And what about the workers Why weren't they saf...

Just help people,
that instinctive reaction. - Engineering Catastrophes

Just help people, that instinctive reaction.

[Ted] This particular bridge
carries 60,000 vehicles a day. - Engineering Catastrophes

[Ted] This particular bridge carries 60,000 vehicles a day.

It is pretty rare, - Engineering Catastrophes

It is pretty rare,

[Paul Rodwell]
There was probably
100 civilians, police, - Engineering Catastrophes

[Paul Rodwell] There was probably 100 civilians, police,

NARRATOR: With the scene
too dangerous for firefighters, - Engineering Catastrophes

NARRATOR: With the scene too dangerous for firefighters,

The storm was so strong
that they say - Engineering Catastrophes

The storm was so strong that they say

[narrator] Meanwhile, Alici
realized the blast came fro - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] Meanwhile, Alici realized the blast came fro

[narrator] Workers
in a nearby office building - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] Workers in a nearby office building

When morning came,
the damage was clear for - Engineering Catastrophes

When morning came, the damage was clear for

[narrator] A section of
the upper deck had collapsed, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] A section of the upper deck had collapsed,

If this bridge collapsed,
it could have been
a huge disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes

If this bridge collapsed, it could have been a huge disaster...

NARRATOR: Eventually, locals and
emergency vehicles blocked off - Engineering Catastrophes

NARRATOR: Eventually, locals and emergency vehicles blocked ...

[narrator]
All that remained standing - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] All that remained standing

JESSERER: The entire area of
Winston-Salem was completely - Engineering Catastrophes

JESSERER: The entire area of Winston-Salem was completely

[narrator]
While it took around
two hours to clear the bridge, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] While it took around two hours to clear the bridg...

[narrator] The 570-foot
crawler crane - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] The 570-foot crawler crane

[narrator]
With the city reeling, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] With the city reeling,

You would... You would
take the outside
of the building off, - Engineering Catastrophes

You would... You would take the outside of the building o...

[Susanne] Everything came
to a total stop. - Engineering Catastrophes

[Susanne] Everything came to a total stop.

I hopped in the car
and took off. - Engineering Catastrophes

I hopped in the car and took off.

That day,
seven people died. - Engineering Catastrophes

That day, seven people died.

[Mark] I was shocked. - Engineering Catastrophes

[Mark] I was shocked.

NARRATOR: As fears
of a blast subsided, - Engineering Catastrophes

NARRATOR: As fears of a blast subsided,

[Vivie] I've been going over
this bridge my whole life. - Engineering Catastrophes

[Vivie] I've been going over this bridge my whole life.

Michael Wong is a professor
of chemical engineering. - Engineering Catastrophes

Michael Wong is a professor of chemical engineering.

And then quiet. - Engineering Catastrophes

And then quiet.

NARRATOR:
As floodwaters subsided, - Engineering Catastrophes

NARRATOR: As floodwaters subsided,

[narrator] First responders
rushed to the scene. - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] First responders rushed to the scene.

So I'm glad that
it was caught when it was.
It was not good. - Engineering Catastrophes

So I'm glad that it was caught when it was. It was not ...

Like it felt like
it was going to collapse,
pancake even more. - Engineering Catastrophes

Like it felt like it was going to collapse, pancake even mor...

And that is where
my babies were. - Engineering Catastrophes

And that is where my babies were.

But the collapse
had also severed I-5, - Engineering Catastrophes

But the collapse had also severed I-5,

[narrator] But a few days
before the disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] But a few days before the disaster,

This was literally as if you
were adjacent to a forest fire. - Engineering Catastrophes

This was literally as if you were adjacent to a forest fire.

But they didn't realize
that where
they were dredging, - Engineering Catastrophes

But they didn't realize that where they were dredging,

How could I save myself? - Engineering Catastrophes

How could I save myself?

Everything on this side
of the block
was totally crushed. - Engineering Catastrophes

Everything on this side of the block was totally crushed.

[narrator]
With the Hernando de Soto
shut down, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] With the Hernando de Soto shut down,

The pressure was on to get
the interstate up and running - Engineering Catastrophes

The pressure was on to get the interstate up and running

[narrator] In an oil terminal, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] In an oil terminal,

I mean, just walking outside
in our area was brutal. - Engineering Catastrophes

I mean, just walking outside in our area was brutal.

Engineers came up with
an ingenious solution to build - Engineering Catastrophes

Engineers came up with an ingenious solution to build

[narrator] In Christchurch,
New Zealand, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] In Christchurch, New Zealand,

It can be used for everythin
from heavy lifting
to digging trenches, - Engineering Catastrophes

It can be used for everythin from heavy lifting to diggin...

Um, down the stairs
and I screamed as loud - Engineering Catastrophes

Um, down the stairs and I screamed as loud

But as residents waited
for the smoke to clear, - Engineering Catastrophes

But as residents waited for the smoke to clear,

[narrator] With the route
ahead blocked, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] With the route ahead blocked,

It's a monstrous thing. - Engineering Catastrophes

It's a monstrous thing.

[Adel] If you look at the map
of the US, - Engineering Catastrophes

[Adel] If you look at the map of the US,

They were
actually taking a skid steer - Engineering Catastrophes

They were actually taking a skid steer

It felt like it was going to
collapse, pancake even more. - Engineering Catastrophes

It felt like it was going to collapse, pancake even more.

The railroad car
itself actually - Engineering Catastrophes

The railroad car itself actually

But here,
when the cutter-head
pierced the pipe, - Engineering Catastrophes

But here, when the cutter-head pierced the pipe,

[narrator]
In Jacksonville, Florida, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] In Jacksonville, Florida,

He just wrapped his arms
around his two year old
brother and froze. - Engineering Catastrophes

He just wrapped his arms around his two year old brother and...

When a crane,
especially of this magnitude, - Engineering Catastrophes

When a crane, especially of this magnitude,

NARRATOR: After a fire
at a Winston-Salem - Engineering Catastrophes

NARRATOR: After a fire at a Winston-Salem

It has a deck,
it has steel girders, - Engineering Catastrophes

It has a deck, it has steel girders,

[narrator] A team of engineers
was immediately sent out - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] A team of engineers was immediately sent out

And I continued running across
the parking lot, - Engineering Catastrophes

And I continued running across the parking lot,

[narrator] This wasn't
the only strange thing
to occur. - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] This wasn't the only strange thing to occ...

The amount that was released,
was about 6,000 barrels
of liquid propane. - Engineering Catastrophes

The amount that was released, was about 6,000 barrels of liq...

[narrator] The impact
had damaged more than
just the streets, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] The impact had damaged more than just the streets...

The facility was intended
to store flammable chemicals. - Engineering Catastrophes

The facility was intended to store flammable chemicals.

So they were able to just
remove the wheels - Engineering Catastrophes

So they were able to just remove the wheels

As soon as the pipeline broke, - Engineering Catastrophes

As soon as the pipeline broke,

So one key question
was why had - Engineering Catastrophes

So one key question was why had

[narrator] Paul and the team
began extracting survivors. - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] Paul and the team began extracting survivors.

[narrator] The World Series
caused traffic to be light, - Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] The World Series caused traffic to be light,

Although the investigation
is ongoing, - Engineering Catastrophes

Although the investigation is ongoing,

We knew we had to evacuate.
It was obvious. - Engineering Catastrophes

We knew we had to evacuate. It was obvious.

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With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Moviecoop

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

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ImdbRating: 6.9

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Released: 05 Apr 2018

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