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

After a fireat a Winston-Salem fertilizer plant,authorities launched an investigation

NARRATOR: After a fire
at a Winston-Salem fertilizer plant,
authorities launched an investigation

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NARRATOR: After a fire at a Winston-Salem
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fertilizer plant, authorities launched
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an investigation.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:47
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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.
S06 • E09 It has a deck, it has steel girders, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It has a deck, it has steel girders,
S06 • E04 [narrator] A team of engineers was immediately sent out - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] A team of engineers was immediately sent out
S06 • E01 And I continued running across the parking lot, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
And I continued running across the parking lot,
S06 • E02 [narrator] This wasn't the only strange thing to occur. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] This wasn't the only strange thing to occ...
S06 • E05 The amount that was released, was about 6,000 barrels of liquid propane. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The amount that was released, was about 6,000 barrels of liq...
S06 • E06 [narrator] The impact had damaged more than just the streets, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] The impact had damaged more than just the streets...
S06 • E07 The facility was intended to store flammable chemicals. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The facility was intended to store flammable chemicals.
S06 • E09 So they were able to just remove the wheels - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So they were able to just remove the wheels
S06 • E05 As soon as the pipeline broke, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
As soon as the pipeline broke,
S06 • E07 So one key question was why had - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So one key question was why had
S06 • E08 [narrator] Paul and the team began extracting survivors. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] Paul and the team began extracting survivors.
S06 • E10 [narrator] The World Series caused traffic to be light, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] The World Series caused traffic to be light,
S06 • E07 Although the investigation is ongoing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Although the investigation is ongoing,
S06 • E06 We knew we had to evacuate. It was obvious. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
We knew we had to evacuate. It was obvious.
S06 • E04 So, we knew that time was of the essence to get this resolved. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So, we knew that time was of the essence to get this resolve...
S06 • E01 [narrator] Luckily, the two boys and their babysitter survived. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] Luckily, the two boys and their babysitter sur...
S06 • E02 Why they were doing this, we have no clue. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
Why they were doing this, we have no clue.
S06 • E05 You might say, symphony halls worth of gas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
You might say, symphony halls worth of gas.
S06 • E08 Most of them could be anywhere - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
Most of them could be anywhere
S06 • E04 [narrator] Allowing heavy semis and other vehicles - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] Allowing heavy semis and other vehicles