Engineering Catastrophes - Season 7

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Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse

1 - Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse

Air Date: October 18, 2023

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

Island Observatory Failure

2 - Island Observatory Failure

Air Date: October 25, 2023

An iconic telescope in Puerto Rico suffers a spectacular collapse.

Tower Crane Calamity

3 - Tower Crane Calamity

Air Date: November 1, 2023

A crane collapse leaves seven dead on a holiday weekend in Manhattan.

The Fern Hollow Fiasco

4 - The Fern Hollow Fiasco

Air Date: November 8, 2023

A morning commute becomes dangerous when a bridge collapses in Pittsburgh.

Nebraska Bomb Cyclone

5 - Nebraska Bomb Cyclone

Air Date: November 15, 2023

An aging dam in Nebraska fails after the area is pummeled by a superstorm.

Art School Inferno

6 - Art School Inferno

Air Date: November 22, 2023

A distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires.

Gas Leak Catastrophe

7 - Gas Leak Catastrophe

Air Date: November 29, 2023

Twenty people are killed after a hotel explodes in America's heartland.

The Bronx Sinkhole

8 - The Bronx Sinkhole

Air Date: December 6, 2023

A sinkhole envelops a residential street in the Bronx.

Shopping Center Tragedy

9 - Shopping Center Tragedy

Air Date: December 13, 2023

Tragedy strikes in San Juan when an explosion rocks a busy shopping center.

Chemical Plant Calamity

10 - Chemical Plant Calamity

Air Date: December 20, 2023

An explosion at a chemical plant in New Jersey kills five workers.