The WORST episodes of Engineering Catastrophes
Every episode of Engineering Catastrophes ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Engineering Catastrophes!
Experts look at engineering blunders that have either caused catastrophes or are disasters waiting to happen. They use cutting-edge technology to examine what went wrong and to figure out if they can be fixed.
#1 - Ghost Town from Hell
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2018
A detonated building mysteriously refuses to fall, an American ghost town with a deadly legacy, and wind turbines on the brink of disaster are engineering disasters in need of repair, and experts reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.
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#3 - Blaze of Winston-Salem
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/28/2022
A catastrophic fire at a fertilizer plant threatens city-wide devastation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; experts use the latest science to investigate an outdated, wooden storage facility heavily stocked with volatile, explosive chemicals.
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#4 - Miami's Condo Catastrophe
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2022
Catastrophe strikes Miami, Fla., as a 13-story condominium tower collapses with deadly debris; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.
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#6 - Explosions from Hell
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/20/2019
When demolitions don't go as planned, engineers race for cutting-edge solutions to bring down buildings that refuse to fall. At the world-renowned Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, experts try to succeed when the world's most powerful explosives fail.
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#8 - Bay Area Bridge of Mayhem
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2023
A devastating magnitude 6.9 earthquake lasting 15 seconds wreaked havoc on the iconic San Francisco Bay Bridge and left drivers fearing for their lives in 1989. Experts used the latest science to investigate and uncover a weakened expansion joint caused by catastrophic shockwaves.
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#9 - Terror at Doomsday Dam
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2018
When America's tallest dam threatens to burst, a nearby town finds itself an hour away from total annihilation, and engineers use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.
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#10 - Highway to Hell
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2018
A skyscraper rained deadly bolts on the streets below, a highway on the brink of collapse, and a catastrophic landslide are engineering crises in need of repair. Experts use the latest science to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.
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#12 - When Demolitions Go Wrong
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/13/2019
With space at a premium in many towns and cities, every year hundreds of thousands of unwanted buildings are razed to the ground to make way for something new. Featuring video footage of some of the world's biggest and most infamous disasters.
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#14 - Texas Oil Port Inferno
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/14/2022
A deadly explosion strikes a major crude oil port creating an inferno of epic proportions in Corpus Christi, Texas; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a failed dredging operation that ruptured a propane pipeline on Aug 21, 2020.
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#16 - Sins of Ghost Vegas
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2018
An abandoned Vegas-style getaway with a deadly secret, a ghost town sinking into the earth, and a passenger train on course for disaster are engineering catastrophes in need of repair and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong.
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#18 - Manhattan Crane Chaos
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/21/2022
New York residents get a rude awakening when a disastrous crane collapse causes chaos on the downtown streets of Manhattan; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal how a slight increase in wind conditions created a major catastrophe.
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#20 - Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/2019
New science reveals the inside story of the Apollo 13 disaster, and using the latest evidence, experts reveal what really went wrong and how NASA saved the lives of the three astronauts stranded in space in a life-or-death race against the clock.
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#22 - Jacksonville's Parking Garage Disaster
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2022
The construction of a new parking garage at a luxury waterside condo turns disastrous as it collapses in Jacksonville, Fla.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and uncover critical design flaws and unsupported lower levels.
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#23 - Pittsburgh Landslide
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2021
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.
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#25 - Holes from Hell
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2018
A giant tunnel boring machine stuck underground, a village sinking into a mountain, and massive holes that could derail a train are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.
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