Engineering Catastrophes

A design flaw leaves 13 dead in a horrifying Minneapolis bridge collapse.

A massive sinkhole swallows millions of dollars of legendary Corvettes.

In North Dakota, an explosive derailment nearly takes out a town. In Taiwan, what caused a unique harbour bridge to fail in seconds? Stormy weather brings the roof down on a state-of-the-art stadium in Kansas City. And in Canada, a routine bridge renovation goes badly wrong.

Experts uncover what triggered a fatal malfunction at a Texas oil refinery. Texas Refinery Explosions to Melbourne Structural Cracks! Dive into the chaos of Iowa Railroad Collapse and the near-tragedy of the Danish Bridge Disaster.

Engineers investigate a deadly design flaw at a Canadian shopping mall.Elliot Lake Collapse, Missouri Dam Failure, Melbourne Building Fire, and Arkansas Oil Spill.

Dive into catastrophic engineering failures from the New Orleans Collapse to the Houston Bridge Failure.

Experts investigate a deadly tragedy in an Oklahoma bridge collapse. A deadly disaster in Arkansas, as a major freeway bridge is brought to its knees. In the UK, the Royal Air Force races to save a failing dam... and the town below it. Near New Orleans, why did a grain elevator explode so catastrophically? And tragedy strikes on a runaway train, revealing a major safety flaw.

Experts investigate a deadly hotel walkway collapse in Kansas City. Watch as we uncover engineering catastrophes from the Texas Sinkhole, Missouri Skywalk Disaster, to the UK Building Collapse and Iowa Highway Project. What caused one of the deadliest disasters in US history to devastate a Kansas City hotel? In Texas, a suburban road collapses without warning. In the UK, why did a pioneering construction project start to sink? And a major safety project in Iowa grinds to a halt.

A shipping catastrophe occurs when a massive container vessel, the Ever Given, runs aground and completely blocks the Suez Canal, one of the most vital trade routes on the planet; experts investigate and uncover critical wind conditions and potential navigational errors.

A vital hillside highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in just minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community; engineers investigate and uncover undetected geological issues with an increased and unstable traffic load.