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Engineering Catastrophes

This explosion happened ata facility storing a fraction of the ammonium nitratepresent in...

This explosion happened at
a facility storing a fraction of the ammonium nitrate
present in the Winston-Salem plant, in the Winston-Salem plant, a fact that would come to
haunt the local residents

Full Transcript

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This explosion happened at a facility storing a fraction
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of the ammonium nitrate present
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in the Winston-Salem plant,
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in the Winston-Salem plant,
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a fact that would come to haunt the local residents.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:25
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 • E06 Luckily, everything is big in Manhattan. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Luckily, everything is big in Manhattan.
S06 • E09 What we do is we embed steel rods in the concrete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
What we do is we embed steel rods in the concrete,
S06 • E08 Some people screamed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Some people screamed.
S06 • E09 That's what I'm showing here is we've got, again, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
That's what I'm showing here is we've got, ag...
S06 • E04 The weight of that truck will transfer using these cables - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The weight of that truck will transfer using these cables
S06 • E03 Depending on the thickness, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
Depending on the thickness,
S06 • E07 January 31st, 2022. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
January 31st, 2022.
S06 • E10 October 17th, 1989. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
October 17th, 1989.
S06 • E01 So, a lot of volunteer firefighters had their pager on. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So, a lot of volunteer firefighters had their pager on.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Albert noticed something was wrong. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] Albert noticed something was wrong.
S06 • E04 And at the same time, the truss will try to open - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And at the same time, the truss will try to open
S06 • E07 At approximately 8 p.m., - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
At approximately 8 p.m.,
S06 • E09 So even if this concrete is cracked, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So even if this concrete is cracked,
S06 • E01 That was a pet peeve of min and we had just came back from a break. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
That was a pet peeve of min and we had just came back fro...
S06 • E06 [narrator] To hoist the cooling units - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] To hoist the cooling units
S06 • E02 This is very unorthodox. Normally you'd clear the are - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
This is very unorthodox. Normally you'd clear the are
S06 • E04 The only thing that's preventing them from opening is that tie girder, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The only thing that's preventing them from opening is t...
S06 • E09 There's also steel bars that are running through - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
There's also steel bars that are running through
S06 • E08 It was really noisy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
It was really noisy.
S06 • E07 My partner wakes me up to tell me that there is a situation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
My partner wakes me up to tell me that there is a situation