Seasons & Episodes
Crash of the Concorde (Concorde)
Behind every disaster lies a chain of events. The Concorde was the world's first supersonic airliner, but on a charter f
Tunnel Inferno
Mont Blanc is one of the highest mountains in Europe, with a seven-mile long tunnel connecting France and Italy through
The Bomb in Oklahoma City
One April morning in 1995, at Oklahoma City's Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Timothy McVeigh parks a truck packed wi
Fire On the Star (Fire Onboard the Star)
On Easter 1990, a fire breaks out on the Scandinavian Star Ferry. After been towed to Sweden, the fire is eventually put
Derailment at Eschede (High Speed Train Wreck)
June 1998. The new German InterCity Express is a trip from Munich to Hamburg, one of many. Today should be no different.
Wreck of the Sunset Limited
September 1993. The captain of a towboat unwittingly causes the collapse of a bridge over the Big Bayou Canot. When an A
Meltdown in Chernobyl
We make mistakes every few seconds of our lives. They are unavoidable. But sometimes the results can be disastrous. On A
Inferno at Guadalajara
April 1992, Guadalajara, Mexico. On the 19th, residents start complaining of a strong gasoline-like smell coming from th
Fire on the Ski Slope
November 11, 2000, started out as a normal day at the Kaprun ski resort in Austria, as a Furnicular train climbing the s
Explosion in the North Sea
July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha stands over 110 miles off Scotland. But on this fateful day, a gas leak causes a catastrop
Flood at Stava Dam
On July 1985, Italy's Stava Dam collapses and demolishes 70 structures killing 268 people in the process. Was there a fa
Collision on the Runway
Two Jumbo Jets, Pan Am 1736 and KLM 4805 collide on the lone runway at Tenerife, Spain. The two aircraft are then burnt
Pentagon 9/11
September 11, 2001 is one of the worst days in history. In Washington, D.C, the workers at the Pentagon have only just h
Columbia's Last Flight (Space Shuttle Columbia)
June 28 Columbia's Last Flight (Space Shuttle Columbia) Space Shuttle Columbia disaster February 1, 2003 Texas, Febru
Alpine Tsunami
The Alpine village of Galtur, an avalanche buries 57 people in the snow. 31 of them die. But why did the avalanche occur
Motorway Plane Crash (Freeway Plane Crash)
January 1989. British Midland Airways Flight 092, a Boeing 737, is landing at Kegworth, United Kingdom, when it crashes
Mount St Helens Eruption (Mount St. Helens Eruption)
Mount St. Helens, in the countryside of Washington State, has been dormant for 123 years. But on May 1980, it suddenly e
Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster (Capsized in the North Sea)
On March 1987, the British Car Ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes off Zeebrugge killing 193. Why did this happen?
Kobe Earthquake (Killer Quake)
On 17 January 1995, the Japanese city of Kobe was rocked by the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which destroyed buildings and
Crash Landing at Sioux City
On 19 July 1989, the pilots of United Airlines Flight 232 are shocked to learn they have lost all control of the DC-10 a
The Bali Bombing (Disco Bombing)
Bali, located in Indonesia, is one of the most popular resorts in the world. But 202 die on the night of October 12, 200
Hotel Collapse Singapore (Hotel Collapse)
Hotel New World, budget hotel located in Singapore's Little India, collapses on 15 March, 1986. After a 7 day rescue ope
TWA Flight 800
17 July 1996. TWA Flight 800 leaves New York for Paris. Only 12 minutes into the flight, it explodes catastrophically, b
Paris Train Crash (Runaway Train)
In what was no doubt the worst rail incident in French history, a runaway train derails at Gare De Lyon Station, France,
The Hindenburg (Hindenburg Airship)
When the zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire at Lakehurst, 35 of the 97 on board and one member of the ground crew are kill
Explosion in Peurto Rico (Puerto Rico Gas Explosion)
The Humberto Vidal Shoe Store was just like any other. But one day in Puerto Rico, a gas explosion kills 33 and injures
Skywalk Collapse
On 17 July 1981, 1,500 people had gathered for a dance in the Hyatt Regency Hotel when, in a catastrophic disaster, the
Amsterdam Air Crash
On 4 October 1992, an El Al Israel Airlines Cargo B747-200F takes off from Schipol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Kursk: Russia's Nuclear Nightmare
When a training mission goes horribly wrong, the Russian sumbarine Kursk suffers an explosion. 135 seconds later, it sin
King's Cross Fire (London's Subway Inferno)
On the night of 18 November 1987, a harmless match produced a small flame on the escalator at King's Cross tube station.
Nairobi Bombing
Al Queda struck again on August 7, 1998. In Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, a truck bomb destroys the U.S.
Everglades Plane Crash
On May 1996, what started out as a normal flight from Miami, Florida, to Atlanta, Georgia, when ValuJet Flight 592, a DC
Titanic
It was known as the "unsinkable ship." The RMS Titanic, on its maiden voyage from Southhampton to New York with over 2,0
Aircraft Carrier Explosion
The massive aircraft carrier USS Forrestal is sailing to Vietnam on July 29, 1967, when a fighter jet explodes, a massiv
Queens Air Crash
Its been more than two months after 9/11 and the event is still fresh in everyone's mind. At JFK Airport in Queens, Amer
Munich Olympic Massacre
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, 11 Israeli athletes are been held hostage by Palestinian terrorists. They deman
Superstore Collapse
On 29 June 1995, the five story Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, Korea, collapses killing 502 people. Is there a faul
Plane Crash in the Potomac
On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 leaves Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC for Miami with 79 passe
Asian Tsunami
On Boxing Day 2004, the second largest earthquake in recorded history with a magnitude of 9.3 strikes the town Banda Ace
Comet Air Crash
The DH Comet is the first jet airliner and the pride of the British Overseas Airways Corporation. But on January 10, 195
Flight Engine Down
American Airlines Flight 191, a DC-10, leaves Chicago. But when the engine falls off, the plane stalls and crashes killi
Oil Fire in Texas
The Texas BP oil refinery is the third largest in America producing more than 437,000 barrels per day. Workmen are start
Tornado Outbreak
On 3 April 1974, the most violent outbreak of tornadoes in history struck. The well-named "Super Outbreak" produces 148
Space Shuttle Challenger
On a cold winter day in 1986, space shuttle Challenger takes off from Cape Canaveral to start Mission 51-L. 73 seconds l
Eruption on Montserrat
On the Caribbean island of Montserrat is the Soufrière Hills volcano. Nearby is Plymouth, the island's capital. In 1995
9/11
On September 11, 2001 two aircraft are deliberately flown into two buildings of the World Trade Center and one is flown
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Japanese forces attack United States military installations in and around Pearl Harbor, thus bringin
Paddington Train Collision
On October 5, 1999 two trains collide at Ladbroke Grove junction near London's Paddington station after the driver of on
Collision at 35,000 Feet
On July 1, 2002 a cargo airliner and a passenger airliner collide while they are over Überlingen in Germany. The two ai
Cable Car Collision
The Cavalese cable car disaster of 1998 (as distinct from a cable car disaster in the same location in 1976), occurred o
Bhopal Nightmare
On December 2, 1984 in Bhopal, India, a toxic gas leak at a Union Carbide chemical plant results in the deaths of 3,000
Japan's Nuclear Nightmare
On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami off Japan’s coast caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Nuclear Power
Bismarck
Maritime Historian Andrew Lambert looks at the Royal Navy's battle with the German battleship Bismarck.
Mountain Tsunami
In 1963 a landslide from Monte Toc into the reservoir of the Europe's highest dam caused a giant flood wave that destroy
Waco Cult
After a 51-day siege at the ranch of an armed religious cult, the FBI tries to force people out with tear gas, but a fir
Deepwater Horizon
A look at the series of decisions and mistakes that led to the world's largest oil spill disaster, and that 11 workers o
Massacre in Mumbai
On 26 November 2008, terrorists attacked two luxury hotels (one of them the famous Taj Mahal Hotel), a Jewish educationa
Norway Massacre: I Was There
On July 22, 2011, a gunman goes on a terrorist rampage – starting with an explosion in Oslo and ending with the slaugh
Jonestown Cult Suicide
On November 18, 1978, when enigmatic cult leader Reverend Jim Jones calls all his followers together in South America, t
Fire in the Cockpit
On September 2, 1998, a fire broke out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the ai
Black Hawk Down
On October 3–4, 1993, what should have been a simple snatch and grab operation for the US Army in Somalia turns into a
Into The Death Zone
On May 10–11, 1996 saw the death of nine climbers, including New Zealand climbing veteran Rob Hall. Was it a fierce st
Terrified Over Tokyo
On August 12, 1985, the rear pressure bulkhead burst on Japan Airlines Flight 123, destroying the vertical stabilizer an
Runaway Train
On April 25, 2005, a seven-car commuter train came off the tracks and crashed just before Amagasaki Station in Japan cau
Nagasaki - The Forgotten Bomb
On August 9, 1945, the United States of America, during the final stages of World War II in 1945 bombed the Japanese cit
Sinking the Coventry
On May 25, 1982, in the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina a low level bomb attack from the Argentin
Chinook Helicopter Crash
On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force attempting to rei
Chopper Down
This compilation of Seconds from Disaster combines two helicopter tragedies of a military nature. Chinhook HC-2 crashed
Deadly Design
This compilation of Seconds from Disaster combines two airplane tragedies that took hundreds of lives and were caused by
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