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[narrator] In Christchurch, New Zealand
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Engineering Catastrophes

In Christchurch,New Zealand, an earthquake had destroyedan office building. Fire officer...

[narrator] In Christchurch,
New Zealand, an earthquake had destroyed
an office building. Fire officer Paul Rodwell
was crawling
through the wreckage, searching for survivors. There's poisonous smoke
coming into the cavity

Full Transcript

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[narrator] In Christchurch, New Zealand,
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an earthquake had destroyed an office building.
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Fire officer Paul Rodwell was crawling through the wreckage,
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searching for survivors.
00:00:11.499 --> 00:00:14.499
There's poisonous smoke coming into the cavity.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:28
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
8
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 • E02 It can be used for everythin from heavy lifting to digging trenches, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
It can be used for everythin from heavy lifting to diggin...
S06 • E01 Um, down the stairs and I screamed as loud - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Um, down the stairs and I screamed as loud
S06 • E07 But as residents waited for the smoke to clear, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
But as residents waited for the smoke to clear,
S06 • E10 [narrator] With the route ahead blocked, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] With the route ahead blocked,
S06 • E06 It's a monstrous thing. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
It's a monstrous thing.
S06 • E04 [Adel] If you look at the map of the US, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[Adel] If you look at the map of the US,
S06 • E02 They were actually taking a skid steer - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
They were actually taking a skid steer
S06 • E08 It felt like it was going to collapse, pancake even more. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
It felt like it was going to collapse, pancake even more.
S06 • E09 The railroad car itself actually - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The railroad car itself actually
S06 • E05 But here, when the cutter-head pierced the pipe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But here, when the cutter-head pierced the pipe,
S06 • E03 [narrator] In Jacksonville, Florida, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] In Jacksonville, Florida,
S06 • E01 He just wrapped his arms around his two year old brother and froze. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
He just wrapped his arms around his two year old brother and...
S06 • E06 When a crane, especially of this magnitude, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
When a crane, especially of this magnitude,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: After a fire at a Winston-Salem - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: After a fire at a Winston-Salem
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...