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[narrator] As a fire ignite and spread out of control
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Engineering Catastrophes

As a fire ignite and spread out of control, smoke and soot began to accumulate on the...

[narrator] As a fire ignite and spread out of control, smoke and soot began to accumulate on the loose pile of ammoniu nitrate rapidly heating it. In normal storage
conditions, fertilizer grade
ammonium nitrate is difficult to ignite

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[narrator] As a fire ignite and spread out of control,
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smoke and soot began to accumulate
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on the loose pile of ammoniu nitrate
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rapidly heating it.
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In normal storage conditions, fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate
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is difficult to ignite.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:23
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E07 You can see there are some areas where it's starting - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
You can see there are some areas where it's starting
S06 • E06 [narrator] To do this, the more than 570 feet of boom - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] To do this, the more than 570 feet of boom
S06 • E09 In the U.S., it's estimated - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
In the U.S., it's estimated
S06 • E07 It can take a lot of heat as - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
It can take a lot of heat as
S06 • E05 And how important safety is for all of us. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
And how important safety is for all of us.
S06 • E09 That's a big problem - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
That's a big problem
S06 • E02 I'm sure there were time demands. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
I'm sure there were time demands.
S06 • E10 The deck section was pulled off - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The deck section was pulled off
S06 • E01 But, intense heat and contamination can cause it - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
But, intense heat and contamination can cause it
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With the creek bed heavily eroded, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: With the creek bed heavily eroded,
S06 • E08 So the ground shakes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the ground shakes,
S06 • E06 And the jib head actually has a set of wheels - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And the jib head actually has a set of wheels
S06 • E10 [narrator] As investigators dug deeper, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] As investigators dug deeper,
S06 • E03 The steel and the concrete play different roles. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The steel and the concrete play different roles.
S06 • E08 Now there's quite a large distance - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Now there's quite a large distance
S06 • E02 [narrator] Bridge engineers are constantly battling - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Bridge engineers are constantly battling
S06 • E06 You have this two-block long creature, more or less. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
You have this two-block long creature, more or less.
S06 • E03 So it's crucial to have the right amount of both. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So it's crucial to have the right amount of both.
S06 • E07 The last pile is the mixture of sawdust - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The last pile is the mixture of sawdust
S06 • E01 Ammonium nitrate is the salt, it will absorb water - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Ammonium nitrate is the salt, it will absorb water