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NANCE: The fire department started taking fire trucks
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Engineering Catastrophes

The fire departmentstarted taking fire trucks and riding around makingannouncements...

NANCE: The fire department
started taking fire trucks and riding around making
announcements saying, "Please get out,
please get out of your home." NARRATOR: But the danger
wasn't limited to residents

Full Transcript

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NANCE: The fire department started taking fire trucks
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and riding around making announcements saying,
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"Please get out, please get out of your home."
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NARRATOR: But the danger wasn't limited to residents.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
9
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:14
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E08 [Macbeth] There was no identifiable footprint of the building. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Macbeth] There was no identifiable footprint of the buildin...
S06 • E01 [narrator] Businesses, schools, and a nursing home - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] Businesses, schools, and a nursing home
S06 • E03 [narrator] William Bracken was part of the emergency response. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] William Bracken was part of the emergency resp...
S06 • E09 HIGGS: A couple of people, they seen the bridge collapse, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
HIGGS: A couple of people, they seen the bridge collapse,
S06 • E06 We heard a crash, and we felt the building move. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
We heard a crash, and we felt the building move.
S06 • E07 Firefighters soon realized this was a battle - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Firefighters soon realized this was a battle
S06 • E04 We need to stop traffic right now." - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
We need to stop traffic right now."
S06 • E08 [narrator] The six story building had been home - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] The six story building had been home
S06 • E10 [narrator] On the Bay Bridge, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] On the Bay Bridge,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Now stuck on the bridge, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Now stuck on the bridge,
S06 • E03 Having participated in search and rescue for 20 years, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Having participated in search and rescue for 20 years,
S06 • E10 I heard, "Oh, we're having an earthquake, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
I heard, "Oh, we're having an earthquake,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Mark's booming wakeup call was caused by this. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] Mark's booming wakeup call was caused by thi...
S06 • E09 They said that the cars just looked at her as - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
They said that the cars just looked at her as
S06 • E05 I think it's always a shock when something like that happens, a tragedy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
I think it's always a shock when something like that ha...
S06 • E07 We weren't prepared for this. We weren't prepared. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
We weren't prepared for this. We weren't prepared.
S06 • E02 "And what about the workers Why weren't they safe? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
"And what about the workers Why weren't they saf...
S06 • E01 Just help people, that instinctive reaction. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Just help people, that instinctive reaction.
S06 • E04 [Ted] This particular bridge carries 60,000 vehicles a day. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Ted] This particular bridge carries 60,000 vehicles a day.
S06 • E05 It is pretty rare, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
It is pretty rare,