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[narrator] That explained the cause of the blast
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Engineering Catastrophes

That explained the cause of the blast, but with tons of potentiall volatile and explosive...

[narrator] That explained the cause of the blast, but with tons of potentiall volatile and explosive chemicals in storage. Why was the populated town of West so close by? We had a playground that kid played on daily in an elementary school

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[narrator] That explained the cause of the blast,
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but with tons of potentiall volatile and explosive chemicals in storage.
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Why was the populated town of West so close by?
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We had a playground that kid played on daily
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in an elementary school.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:51
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 • E08 So it's a very thin wire, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
So it's a very thin wire,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Big infrastructure can be key - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: Big infrastructure can be key
S06 • E04 {\an8}And with over 20 million vehicles a year testing the welds, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
{\an8}And with over 20 million vehicles a year testing the w...
S06 • E09 One of the things that is going to prevent this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
One of the things that is going to prevent this
S06 • E08 Essentially, the columns weren't up to the job that they were designed for, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Essentially, the columns weren't up to the job that the...
S06 • E07 But when trouble strikes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
But when trouble strikes,
S06 • E06 Just as the crane starts tipping, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Just as the crane starts tipping,
S06 • E05 [narrator] On the southern edge of Spain, along the Costa Tropical, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] On the southern edge of Spain, along the Costa Tr...
S06 • E09 Now it has a much wider width that it can flow through - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
Now it has a much wider width that it can flow through
S06 • E08 It's gonna drag all the other ones down with it. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
It's gonna drag all the other ones down with it.
S06 • E01 So many things so close to a fertilizer plant - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
So many things so close to a fertilizer plant
S06 • E06 But you can imagine if I start tipping forward at that point, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
But you can imagine if I start tipping forward at that point...
S06 • E07 Like this disaster in Canada, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like this disaster in Canada,
S06 • E06 Ultimately, this was beyond the point of no return. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Ultimately, this was beyond the point of no return.
S06 • E04 Once you fall into this river, your chances of survival are minuscule. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Once you fall into this river, your chances of survival are ...
S06 • E07 A section of the bridge lifted almost two feet into the air. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
A section of the bridge lifted almost two feet into the air.
S06 • E03 For many, the removal of the second tower - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
For many, the removal of the second tower
S06 • E09 That's important that we remember the lives lost, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
That's important that we remember the lives lost,
S06 • E02 Nine million people more or less - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Nine million people more or less
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: A critical link gone in the blink of an eye. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: A critical link gone in the blink of an eye.