Station:
Science (US)
Status:
To Be Determined
Start:
2018-04-05
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Engineering Catastrophes will profile, investigate, analyze, and find solutions for the world's most unbelievable engineering gaffes. From the hilarious to the mind-boggling, from the deadly to the bank-busting, this series showcases some of the most outrageous structural disasters and the genius resolutions to get things back on track. Blunders explored this season include a waterfront building in England that has created a wind tunnel so strong, pedestrians have been blown over; the Carrier Dome in snowy Syracuse that has a soft top roof requiring workers to climb atop with hot water hoses to prevent collapse every time snow falls; a Brazilian highway that is so close to tall buildings that neighborhood residents are concerned about hearing loss.
There is no Next Episode of Engineering Catastrophes planned.
S7E8 - The Bronx Sinkhole
On July 18, 2022, a vast sinkhole engulfed a residential street in the Bronx, New York, and grew large enough to swallow a van. Experts explain that a massive summer storm overwhelmed outdated storm drain infrastructure, causing this devastating calamity.
Air Date: 06 Dec 2023 20:00 (CDT)
S7E9 - Shopping Center Tragedy
Tragedy struck Puerto Rico in November 1996 when a propane gas explosion collapsed a six-story tower with the popular Humberto Vidal shoe store on the first floor. The disaster killed 33 people and wounded more than 80 others.
Air Date: 13 Dec 2023 20:00 (CDT)
S7E10 - Chemical Plant Calamity
An explosion at the Napp Technologies chemical/pharmaceutical factory in Lodi, New Jersey, kills five workers and unleashes a torrent of black smoke into the morning sky on April 21, 1995. An investigation reveals how a small amount of water led to this fatal manufacturing catastrophe.
Air Date: 20 Dec 2023 20:00 (CDT)