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Construction Fails

Season 2 · 6 episodes

  1. Episode 1

    Charmed City

    A container ship strikes the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing its catastrophic collapse and completely paralyzing the city's vital port.

  2. Episode 2

    Fault Line Fiasco

    Earthquake-proof buildings fall down in Turkey. Two gantry cranes bump into each other. A battery factory blows up, and a bridge collapses in Dresden.

  3. Episode 3

    Tanker Truck Tragedy

    A Philadelphia overpass catches fire; a radio telescope plummets, plus a sinking airport and Nigeria's collapse crisis.

  4. Episode 4

    Columbia's Fatal Flaw

    Was the space shuttle Columbia an accident ready to happen? A Chinese bridge takes a deadly hit. A terrible mistake leads to a deadly stage collapse.

  5. Episode 5

    The Sinking City

    Lightning bolts cause construction mayhem, cities all over the world are sinking, cooling towers are collapsing, and India's bridges are falling down.

  6. Episode 6

    Super-Sized Collapse

    Fails include an Italian supermarket collapse, amusement parks ablaze, India's tunnel rescue, a light rail fail and a roofless stadium.