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Engineering Catastrophes

Was, was,"Get him outas quick as possible." 100 residentswere evacuatedfrom their homes....

was, was,
"Get him out
as quick as possible." [narrator] 100 residents
were evacuated
from their homes. Incredibly, none were hurt. Sadly, while the operator
survived the event, he suffered
lifechanging injuries. he suffered
lifechanging injuries. In the following days, Liverpool was left stunned and the government
quickly launched
an investigation. The first area of concern
was the crane itself. Luigi DeSarno
was a civil engineer. Cranes can be very dangerous

Full Transcript

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...was, was, "Get him out as quick as possible."
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[narrator] 100 residents were evacuated from their homes.
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Incredibly, none were hurt.
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Sadly, while the operator survived the event,
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he suffered lifechanging injuries.
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he suffered lifechanging injuries.
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In the following days,
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Liverpool was left stunned
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and the government quickly launched an investigation.
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The first area of concern was the crane itself.
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Luigi DeSarno was a civil engineer.
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Cranes can be very dangerous.
Duration
36 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:53
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
5
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 • E03 [narrator] The cause was identified. The sinkhole was definitively man-made. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] The cause was identified. The sinkhole was def...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Water getting inside the building was only - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: Water getting inside the building was only
S06 • E02 [narrator] After a historic Spanish road collapsed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] After a historic Spanish road collapsed,
S06 • E09 Dam safety engineer Mark Baker knows the case. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Dam safety engineer Mark Baker knows the case.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Despite sinking deep into the prairie, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] Despite sinking deep into the prairie,
S06 • E01 Nobody in their wildest dreams expected problems like this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Nobody in their wildest dreams expected problems like this
S06 • E06 In San Francisco, the Embarcadero's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
In San Francisco, the Embarcadero's
S06 • E09 BAKER: The designers of the time knew that if you're gonna take - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
BAKER: The designers of the time knew that if you're go...
S06 • E07 FOREMAN: One of the things that happens is that rain - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
FOREMAN: One of the things that happens is that rain
S06 • E04 [narrator] The cause was tragically simple, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] The cause was tragically simple,
S06 • E01 [narrator] Authorities were left with no choice - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Authorities were left with no choice
S06 • E08 [narrator] But it wasn't just the silos that were at risk. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] But it wasn't just the silos that were at ri...
S06 • E03 [Eduardo Alonso speaking] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[Eduardo Alonso speaking]
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: And investigations revealed another potential route - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: And investigations revealed another potential rout...
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But here, the key seal between - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: But here, the key seal between
S06 • E02 [narrator] With confirmation that the Hanging Houses - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] With confirmation that the Hanging Houses
S06 • E06 [narrator] The liquefied historical fill could slip, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] The liquefied historical fill could slip,
S06 • E01 You wouldn't want to be underneath - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
You wouldn't want to be underneath
S06 • E05 Because they are very high structure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
Because they are very high structure,
S06 • E09 The investigation report says there was lead caulking that was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
The investigation report says there was lead caulking that w...