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Modern Marvels (1993 – ...)

1993 • 23 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG
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Season 11

Modern Marvels · S11E63 — Engineering Disasters 14

Nov 23, 2004 · 44 min

Synopsis

Now, we turn our attention to a series of devastating incidents: an oil tanker explosion claiming nine lives; the collapse of a subway tunnel that engulfed a section of Hollywood Boulevard; a cargo plane crash which leveled an eleven-story apartment building; a historic flood caused by a sudden surge of molasses; and the failure of a freeway ramp, burying construction workers beneath debris. Representatives from the NTSB, Cal/OSHA, and Boeing, alongside structural and geotechnical engineers and