Engineering Disasters goes beyond the headlines to uncover what really happened in the most notorious engineering accidents.
S1 E1: Exploding Manhole Covers
A modern jetliner crashes with 228 people on board. An oil refinery erupts in Utah, sending shockwaves through town and damaging over 100 homes. Manhole covers explode around the country, killing people and destroying property.
S1 E2: Heartland Explosion
S1 E3: Freight Train Collision
S1 E4: Kentucky Sinkhole
S1 E5: Colorado Dam Disaster
S1 E6: California Pipeline Catastrophe
An explosion in a San Bruno, California destroys homes and kills residents. An experienced captain and crew sail their ship into the path of Hurricane Sandy, leaving many asking why. Was it an engineering failure or human error?
S1 E7: Trapped Under Seattle
Why did Asiana flight 214, packed with passengers, suddenly crash land and cartwheel across San Francisco International Airport's runway? Three families of the dead want answers.
S1 E8: Raging Rocket
A mudslide that swallows an entire neighbourhood and leaves scientists baffled is investigated. Plus, could engineering be to blame for the deaths of more than 200,000 people in Haiti?