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Engineering Catastrophes

Thankfully, here, the firedestroyed the confined space, preventing a major explosion

Thankfully, here, the fire
destroyed the confined space, preventing a major explosion

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Thankfully, here, the fire destroyed the confined space,
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preventing a major explosion.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:55
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 • E04 [narrator] In 2021, a critical crack had been discovered - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] In 2021, a critical crack had been discovered
S06 • E09 The column was repaired, and an 8-foot-high wall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
The column was repaired, and an 8-foot-high wall
S06 • E10 Those expansion joints - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
Those expansion joints
S06 • E03 [narrator] But here, shoring poles were removed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:50
[narrator] But here, shoring poles were removed
S06 • E08 So we look at the mass, add it all up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So we look at the mass, add it all up
S06 • E06 [narrator] On the day of the incident, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
[narrator] On the day of the incident,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Winston-Salem had experienced a miraculous escape, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Winston-Salem had experienced a miraculous escape,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Although it worked in the short term, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
NARRATOR: Although it worked in the short term,
S06 • E05 {\an8}And crucially, all pipelines would need to be marked accurately, and checked. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}And crucially, all pipelines would need to be marked a...
S06 • E07 Why had the fire burned for so long? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Why had the fire burned for so long?
S06 • E01 For instance, dust, hay, grass, things like this. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
For instance, dust, hay, grass, things like this.
S06 • E08 But what's quite different about this one - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
But what's quite different about this one
S06 • E02 But hopefully, with tighter regulations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
But hopefully, with tighter regulations,
S06 • E05 Both, on the plans and in the water. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
Both, on the plans and in the water.
S06 • E01 Then you really start to increase its likelihood - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Then you really start to increase its likelihood
S06 • E07 Here we have three piles of chemicals. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Here we have three piles of chemicals.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The turbulence quickly eroded - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: The turbulence quickly eroded
S06 • E07 So the first one is gonna be the ammonium nitrate. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So the first one is gonna be the ammonium nitrate.
S06 • E01 [narrator] As a fire ignite and spread out of control, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] As a fire ignite and spread out of control,
S06 • E08 [narrator] The building's six story framework was made up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] The building's six story framework was made ...