Episode 1
Aired Nov 16, 2022
Texas Fertilizer Catastrophe
A deadly explosion strikes at the heart of a small Texas town and leaves a community in ruins; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a nearby fertilizer plant containing volatile chemicals poised for disaster.
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Episode 1
Aired Oct 18, 2023
Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse
Residents along the Pacific Coast Highway are cut off from the outside world after a storm causes a bridge to buckle; experts reveal how the construction method of the old concrete bridge left it vulnerable to erosion on the steep coastline.
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Episode 1
Aired Nov 24, 2021
San Francisco Freeway Fire
Catastrophe strikes as one of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and completely collapses in San Francisco; experts use the latest science to investigate how an overturned tanker truck spawned a devastating inferno.
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Episode 2
Aired Nov 23, 2022
Miami's Condo Catastrophe
Catastrophe strikes Miami, Fla., as a 13-story condominium tower collapses with deadly debris; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.
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Episode 2
Aired Dec 1, 2021
Arizona Railroad Inferno
A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona; using the latest cutting-edge technology, experts investigate the remaining incinerated evidence to determine what caused such a disastrous derailment.
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Episode 3
Aired Dec 8, 2021
Cincinnati Demolition Disaster
Tragedy strikes in Cincinnati as a sudden bridge collapse leaves one of America's busiest highways at a complete standstill; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and reveal how a routine demolition unfolded so disastrously wrong.
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 1, 2023
Tower Crane Calamity
A crane collapse leaves seven dead on a holiday weekend in Manhattan; an investigation reveals how a shortcut taken while raising the crane left the machine swaying in the wind without proper lateral support.
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 30, 2022
Jacksonville's Parking Garage Disaster
The construction of a new parking garage at a luxury waterside condo turns disastrous as it collapses in Jacksonville, Fla.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and uncover critical design flaws and unsupported lower levels.
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Episode 4
Aired Dec 15, 2021
California Desert Bridge Collapse
A flash flood catastrophe brings one of America's most vital highways to a complete standstill in the California desert; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and discover how its bridge foundations lacked a crucial element.
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Episode 4
Aired Nov 8, 2023
The Fern Hollow Fiasco
On a snowy morning in Pittsburgh, a messy commute becomes dangerous after a bridge collapses; an investigation reveals how corrosion and other environmental factors helped bring down this decades-old structure.
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Episode 4
Aired Dec 7, 2022
Memphis Bridge of Doom
A vital Mississippi River interstate crossing is discovered to be in danger of imminent collapse in Memphis; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover severely compromised load-bearing tension members with a life-threatening weakness.
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Episode 5
Aired Dec 29, 2021
New York Disaster Crane
A crane disastrously falls across two lanes of traffic during construction work on a landmark bridge in New York City.
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Episode 5
Aired Dec 14, 2022
Texas Oil Port Inferno
A deadly explosion strikes a major crude oil port creating an inferno of epic proportions in Corpus Christi, Texas; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a failed dredging operation that ruptured a propane pipeline.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 15, 2023
Nebraska Bomb Cyclone
An aging dam in Nebraska is overcome by flooding after the area is hit with a devastating bomb cyclone; an investigation reveals that massive chunks of ice unleashed by the superstorm played a critical role in the failure of the old structure.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 24, 2021
Bridges of Mayhem
A rush hour bridge in Minneapolis collapses in deadly horror and a major freeway in Oklahoma tragically plummets into the Arkansas river; experts use the latest science to investigate disastrous design flaws to reveal their cataclysmic effects.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 22, 2023
Art School Inferno
In Scotland, a distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires; experts explore how outdated construction methods and materials contributed to the vulnerability of this esteemed place of learning.
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Episode 6
Aired Jan 19, 2022
Italian Railway Debacle
Disaster strikes a new railway bridge as a crane collapses in the middle of major construction in Italy; experts investigate and uncover a compromise in balance with improperly positioned counterweights and a maneuver that resulted in catastrophe.
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Episode 6
Aired Dec 21, 2022
Manhattan Crane Chaos
New York residents get a rude awakening when a disastrous crane collapse causes chaos on the downtown streets of Manhattan; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal how a slight increase in wind conditions created major catastrophe.
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Episode 7
Aired Dec 1, 2021
New Orleans Hotel of Horror
Tragedy strikes New Orleans as hotel construction turns deadly and a container vessel completely blocks an essential trade route in the Suez Canal; experts use technology to investigate these disastrous events and reveal their devastating effects.
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Episode 7
Aired Dec 28, 2022
Blaze of Winston-Salem
A catastrophic fire at a fertilizer plant threatens city-wide devastation in Winston-Salem, N.C.; experts use the latest science to investigate an outdated, wooden storage facility heavily stocked with volatile, explosive chemicals.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 29, 2023
Gas Leak Catastrophe
Twenty people are killed after a hotel explodes on a cold Saturday morning in America's heartland; an investigation into the tragedy leads underground, where gas lines supplied the iconic building.
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Episode 7
Aired Jan 12, 2022
Genoa Bridge of Tragedy
The Genoa bridge collapse takes down a symbolic crossing and becomes one of Italy's deadliest engineering disasters; experts investigate and uncover years of slow deterioration to the structure's heavily corroded concrete encased cables.
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Episode 8
Aired Feb 18, 2022
Pennsylvania Ice Flood
An unprecedented cycle of freezing and thawing causes dramatic destruction to a landmark bridge in Pennsylvania; experts investigate and reveal how a sudden surge of icy flood water buckled pier foundations weakened from years of erosion.
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Episode 8
Aired Jan 4, 2023
Quake of Christchurch
Tragedy strikes the heart of a city as an earthquake wipes out a building full of people in Christchurch, New Zealand; experts investigate an inadequate structural design and weakness in critical supporting columns.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 19, 2022
Apollo 13: The New Evidence
A casino parking garage collapses with fatal consequences and new science reveals the inside story of the Apollo 13 disaster; experts use the latest cutting-edge tech to investigate these catastrophic events to reveal their devastating effects.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 11, 2023
California Flood Fiasco
A perfect storm with tragic consequences strikes as flood waters rip away a major highway crossing in Huron, Calif.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 26, 2022
Cataclysmic Crossings of Doom
Icy floods befall a landmark crossing in Pennsylvania, and a crane collapse on a bridge construction site wreaks havoc in New York; experts use the latest science to investigate these disastrous events to reveal their devastating effects.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 18, 2023
Bay Area Bridge of Mayhem
A devastating earthquake wreaks havoc on an iconic San Francisco bridge and leaves drivers fearing for their lives; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a weakened expansion joint caused by catastrophic shockwaves.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 16, 2022
Disaster at Olympic Stadium
A railroad inferno takes down a historic river crossing in Arizona; the ambitious roof design of Montreal's Olympic Stadium turns disastrous; experts investigate detrimental design flaws to reveal their cataclysmic effects.
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Episode 12
Aired Aug 2, 2022
Catastrophic Crossings
A symbolic crossing crashes down in Italy; a giant suspension bridge suddenly collapses in Tacoma; experts investigate and reveal the cause of these engineering events of catastrophe.
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Episode 16
Aired Aug 9, 2022
San Francisco Freeway Fiasco
A skyscraper rains deadly bolts on the streets below, and catastrophe strikes a vital freeway intersection in San Francisco; using cutting-edge science, experts investigate and reveal the cause of these disastrous events of engineering.
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Episode 17
Aired Aug 16, 2022
Skyscraper of Terror
A skyscraper threatens to rain solid rock from its facade in Chicago; a bridge suddenly collapses across a busy Cincinnati highway; experts use the latest science to investigate these disastrous events and reveal their devastating effects.
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Episode 18
Aired Aug 23, 2022
Stadium of Catastrophe
The distinctive roof of Olympic Stadium takes an unexpected turn in Montreal and an abandoned Vegas-style getaway has a deadly secret; experts use the latest science to investigate disastrous design flaws and reveal their cataclysmic effects.
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Episode 19
Aired Aug 30, 2022
Italy's Crane Calamity
A catastrophic crane collapse strikes a railway bridge in Italy; a skyscraper with a dazzling design flaw causes hellish heat in downtown Dallas; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal the cause of these disastrous engineering events.
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Episode 20
Aired Sep 6, 2022
Miami Bridge of Devastation
Disaster strikes Miami as a brand-new bridge sustains a fatal collapse and a massive flood threatens Chicago's iconic skyscrapers; experts use the latest science to investigate and reveal the cause of these engineering events of catastrophe.
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Episode 21
Aired Sep 13, 2022
Railway Blaze of Arizona
A devastating railroad inferno takes down a historic river crossing in Arizona and an oil rig explosion leads to a catastrophic spill; experts use the latest science to investigate these engineering failures and reveal their disastrous effects.
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Episode 32
Aired Mar 11, 2023
Shock in Pennsylvania, as a vital bridge crashes to the ground.
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Episode 33
Aired Mar 17, 2023
In Nebraska, a dam goes up against mother nature; tragedy in Germany, as an alpine ice rink roof collapses in seconds; a toxic wave washes through a community; one of the world's biggest bridges crashes to earth in Canada.
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Episode 34
Aired Mar 24, 2023
In Glasgow, towering flames gut a national treasure. Catastrophe in New Zealand, as flooding devastates a farming community. Tragedy in Texas, after a fatal leak at a chemical plant. And in Nebraska, why did disaster strike on a titanic TV tower?
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Episode 35
Aired Mar 25, 2023
The Bronx Sinkhole
There's shock in the Bronx, as a vast sinkhole swallows a van.
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Episode 36
Aired Mar 31, 2023
In Nebraska, a massive explosion devastated a rural town; in Canada, catastrophe strikes a lakeside community as an oil train explodes in the heart of downtown; disaster takes down a vital highway bridge in Tennessee.
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Episode 37
Aired Apr 1, 2023
Engineering Catastrophes
Tragedy strikes in Puerto Rico as an explosion takes down a popular shoe shop.
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Episode 38
Aired Apr 21, 2023
In New Jersey, a neighborhood is devastated by a massive factory explosion; a Christmas Eve tragedy in New Zealand, as a packed train crashes into a river; in the U.K., Liverpool's state-of-the-art new hospital building is plagued by problems.
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Episode 39
Aired May 1, 2023
Balancing on a knife's edge as a crucial bridge is left hanging over a canyon on California's Pacific Coast Highway; a high-speed train disaster in Germany; a Vegas casino inferno; a sinking feeling in an Australian apartment building.
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Episode 40
Aired May 5, 2023
Aiming high to see what brought down an iconic space telescope in Puerto Rico and a high-rise construction project in Virginia; looking into the mysterious destruction of a U.K. roadway; watching a ship topple a bridge in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Episode 41
Aired May 23, 2023
Surfside Disaster; Sinkhole Catastrophe
A condo collapse in Miami draws global attention; a chasm devastates a neighborhood; bridge catastrophes shut down critical roadways.
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Episode 42
Aired May 30, 2023
Trouble in the Suez
A shipping catastrophe in the Suez Canal causes chaos across the globe; a crane collapse in NYC takes the city by surprise; a stadium in Atlanta doesn't work quite as planned; a DEA building that tears itself apart from the inside.
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Episode 43
Aired Jun 22, 2023
Chicago's Skyscraper of Doom
One of the world's tallest skyscrapers threatens to rain solid rock on downtown Chicago; experts investigate and uncover how an extreme climate eventually altered the integrity of the building's marble facade.
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Episode 44
Aired Jun 6, 2023
Corvettes Down the Sinkhole
Classic Corvettes are sucked underground by a sinkhole; a catastrophic oil collision causes an inferno of epic proportions; bridge construction in Spain comes crashing down; an explosion in North Carolina; a massive dam failure in Texas.
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