
Engineering Catastrophes — Season 7

The storm's fury has severed the Pacific Coast Highway, isolating residents from essential services after a bridge gave way. Investigations now point to the bridge’s design; the aging concrete structure, built with outdated methods, proved …

A landmark telescope in Puerto Rico has experienced a dramatic structural failure.

A crane collapsed in Manhattan over the holiday weekend, resulting in seven fatalities.

The daily journey to work transformed into a perilous ordeal when a bridge gave way in Pittsburgh.

A superstorm battered Nebraska, and the resulting deluge proved too much for an aging dam. It gave way, succumbing to the relentless pressure of the floodwaters.

A venerable library suffered the double misfortune of two devastating fires.

A hotel in the American heartland was the site of a devastating explosion, resulting in the loss of twenty lives.

A sudden void opened in the heart of a Bronx residential street, swallowing the asphalt whole.

A sudden explosion has struck a bustling shopping center in San Juan, bringing tragedy to the city.

A chemical plant in New Jersey experienced an explosion, resulting in the loss of five lives among the workforce.

