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Engineering Catastrophes

So many things so close to a fertilizer plant that could even have the possibility of...

So many things so close to a fertilizer plant that could even have the possibility of doing something like that. [narrator] The investigatio discovered that there were no state regulations relating to zoning, which meant over the years, the city and its citizens got closer and closer to the plant. As the town developed,
it seems the potential danger posed by the plant
had simply been overlooked

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So many things so close to a fertilizer plant
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that could even have the possibility of doing something like that.
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[narrator] The investigatio discovered that there were
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no state regulations relating to zoning,
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which meant over the years, the city and its citizens
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got closer and closer to the plant.
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As the town developed, it seems the potential danger
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posed by the plant had simply been overlooked.
Duration
33 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:11
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • 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 • E05 but as the name suggests, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
but as the name suggests,
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.
S06 • E04 [narrator] While the road remained closed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] While the road remained closed,
S06 • E07 We were cut off from all of the necessary amenities that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
We were cut off from all of the necessary amenities that
S06 • E08 It caused quite a lot more movement at the corner that failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
It caused quite a lot more movement at the corner that faile...
S06 • E10 [narrator] But engineers knew they might not be so lucky - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] But engineers knew they might not be so lucky
S06 • E06 [narrator] After the tragedy, the wrecked crane - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] After the tragedy, the wrecked crane
S06 • E02 The Queen Isabella Causeway opened in 1974. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The Queen Isabella Causeway opened in 1974.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: And a race against time to find - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: And a race against time to find
S06 • E09 This tragedy is a reminder of the massive - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
This tragedy is a reminder of the massive
S06 • E02 Today, it's the second longest bridge in Texas, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Today, it's the second longest bridge in Texas,
S06 • E07 The reality was is if that bridge were - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The reality was is if that bridge were
S06 • E04 We're able to get 50,000 pounds of steel plates - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
We're able to get 50,000 pounds of steel plates