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[narrator] Investigators focused on the chemicals
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Engineering Catastrophes

In the US, about 80% of ammonium nitrate is turned intofertilizer, but it's alsoa vital...

[narrator] Investigators focused on the chemicals within the fertilizer plant and one product in particula ammonium nitrate. [Greg] In the US, about 80% of ammonium nitrate is turned into
fertilizer, but it's also
a vital ingredient in industrial explosives used
for mining and quarrying

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[narrator] Investigators focused on the chemicals
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within the fertilizer plant
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and one product in particula ammonium nitrate.
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[Greg] In the US, about 80% of ammonium nitrate
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is turned into fertilizer, but it's also a vital ingredient
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in industrial explosives used for mining and quarrying.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:19
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 • E03 And then several days later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
And then several days later,
S06 • E06 A normal building or a bridge has a foundation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
A normal building or a bridge has a foundation
S06 • E09 The columns that hold up the bridge at the bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The columns that hold up the bridge at the bridge
S06 • E07 {\an8}I don't think that anybody had any clue at all. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
{\an8}I don't think that anybody had any clue at all.
S06 • E08 [narrator] The first clues came from eyewitnesses - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] The first clues came from eyewitnesses
S06 • E05 It turned out that the exact location of the pipe - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
It turned out that the exact location of the pipe
S06 • E07 {\an8}NARRATOR: In Texas, just 50 tons of ammonium nitrate - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
{\an8}NARRATOR: In Texas, just 50 tons of ammonium nitrate
S06 • E03 [narrator] Studying the wreckage, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Studying the wreckage,
S06 • E02 There were no safety measures, there were no barriers to protect him. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
There were no safety measures, there were no barriers to pro...
S06 • E07 So what had prevented - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So what had prevented
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But between 1967 and 1995, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: But between 1967 and 1995,
S06 • E02 [narrator] While the city of Miami was left reeling, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] While the city of Miami was left reeling,
S06 • E06 And the taller the crane, the more sideways force - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
And the taller the crane, the more sideways force
S06 • E10 So, if you're gonna join two bridges - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
So, if you're gonna join two bridges
S06 • E08 Something had given out in this quadrant of the building here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Something had given out in this quadrant of the building her...
S06 • E07 Ironically, it seems the rapid spread of fire - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Ironically, it seems the rapid spread of fire
S06 • E09 A lot of the ground level had sunk over the years, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
A lot of the ground level had sunk over the years,
S06 • E01 Like a lot of dangerous chemicals, safe storage is key. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Like a lot of dangerous chemicals, safe storage is key.
S06 • E08 [narrator] The direction and twist of the collapse led investigators to analyze - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] The direction and twist of the collapse led inves...
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: A confined space is crucial to an explosion, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
SZULGIT: A confined space is crucial to an explosion,