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[narrator] But
it soon became clear
that this disaster, was even worse
than it initially appeared. The lift was awake
and must have-- while it caved in. Tons of concrete
counterweights
had fallen from the crane, taking out a stairwell
and blocking
an evacuation route. taking out a stairwell
and blocking
an evacuation route. The counterweight
had come right from
the rooftop, and punched away
right through
to the basement. [narrator]
Ian suddenly received
a distressing phone call. [Ian] One of the managers
from the buildings,
actually handed me a phone that says he's found
the crane operator. And then he started shouting
it soon became clear
that this disaster, was even worse
than it initially appeared. The lift was awake
and must have-- while it caved in. Tons of concrete
counterweights
had fallen from the crane, taking out a stairwell
and blocking
an evacuation route. taking out a stairwell
and blocking
an evacuation route. The counterweight
had come right from
the rooftop, and punched away
right through
to the basement. [narrator]
Ian suddenly received
a distressing phone call. [Ian] One of the managers
from the buildings,
actually handed me a phone that says he's found
the crane operator. And then he started shouting
Full Transcript
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[narrator] But
it soon became clear
that this disaster,
00:00:03.301 --> 00:00:06.000
was even worse
than it initially appeared.
00:00:06.009 --> 00:00:09.401
The lift was awake
and must have--
00:00:09.401 --> 00:00:10.834
while it caved in.
00:00:10.009 --> 00:00:14.601
Tons of concrete
counterweights
had fallen from the crane,
00:00:14.601 --> 00:00:17.999
taking out a stairwell
and blocking
an evacuation route.
00:00:17.999 --> 00:00:17.734
taking out a stairwell
and blocking
an evacuation route.
00:00:18.401 --> 00:00:20.934
The counterweight
had come right from
the rooftop,
00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:23.999
and punched away
right through
to the basement.
00:00:23.101 --> 00:00:26.434
[narrator]
Ian suddenly received
a distressing phone call.
00:00:26.501 --> 00:00:29.434
[Ian] One of the managers
from the buildings,
actually handed me a phone
00:00:29.501 --> 00:00:32.999
that says he's found
the crane operator.
00:00:32.134 --> 00:00:33.534
And then he started shouting.
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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.