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Seconds from Disaster: Season 1

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13 episodes · premiered Sep 19, 2005

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  1. Episode 1: Concorde (Crash of the Concorde) Sep 19, 2005 · 47m Behind every disaster lies a chain of events. The Concorde was the world's first supersonic airliner, but on a charter flight to New York, 109 people are on board an Air France Concorde as…
  2. Episode 2: Tunnel Inferno Oct 10, 2005 · 47m Mont Blanc is one of the highest mountains in Europe, with a seven-mile long tunnel connecting France and Italy through the Alps. One March day in 1999, a Belgian Truck carrying flour and…
  3. Episode 3: Oklahoma City (Bomb in Oklahoma) Oct 17, 2005 · 47m One April morning in 1995, at Oklahoma City's Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Timothy McVeigh parks a truck packed with explosives at the front of the government landmark. At 9:02AM, it…
  4. Episode 4: Fire On the Star (Fire Onboard the Star) Oct 16, 2005 · 47m On Easter 1990, a fire breaks out on the Scandinavian Star Ferry. After been towed to Sweden, the fire is eventually put out after 10 hours. Then the worst is revealed. 158 people have…
  5. Episode 5: Derailment at Eschede (High Speed Train Wreck) Sep 26, 2005 · 47m June 1998. The new German InterCity Express is a trip from Munich to Hamburg, one of many. Today should be no different. The new train offers the ultimate luxury in high-speed travel. But…
  6. Episode 6: Wreck of the Sunset Limited (The Wreck of the Sunset Limited) Nov 4, 2005 · 47m September 1993. The captain of a towboat unwittingly causes the collapse of a bridge over the Big Bayou Canot. When an Amtrak train comes along, it derails with 47 lives lost. Why was such…
  7. Episode 7: Meltdown in Chernobyl Nov 6, 2005 · 47m We make mistakes every few seconds of our lives. They are unavoidable. But sometimes the results can be disastrous. On April 26, 1986, a series of catastrophic blunders leave dozens dead…
  8. Episode 8: Inferno at Guadalajara Oct 9, 2005 · 47m April 1992, Guadalajara, Mexico. On the 19th, residents start complaining of a strong gasoline-like smell coming from the sewers. Three days later, on the 22nd, numerous gas explosions in…
  9. Episode 9: Fire on the Ski Slope Nov 10, 2005 · 47m November 11, 2000, started out as a normal day at the Kaprun ski resort in Austria, as a Furnicular train climbing the slopes breaks down in a tunnel. Passengers then realise it's on fire…
  10. Episode 10: Explosion in the North Sea Nov 27, 2005 · 47m July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha stands over 110 miles off Scotland. But on this fateful day, a gas leak causes a catastrophic fire with a loss of 167 workers. Why did the Piper Alpha explode…
  11. Episode 11: Flood at Stava Dam Nov 20, 2005 · 47m On July 1985, Italy's Stava Dam collapses and demolishes 70 structures killing 268 people in the process. Was there a fault in the design of the dam? Is this something that could happen to…
  12. Episode 12: Collision on the Runway Oct 3, 2005 · 47m Two Jumbo Jets, Pan Am 1736 and KLM 4805 collide on the lone runway at Tenerife, Spain. The two aircraft are then burnt out and 583 people lose their lives. But how come two experienced…
  13. Episode 13: Pentagon 9/11 Sep 11, 2005 · 47m September 11, 2001 is one of the worst days in history. In Washington, D.C, the workers at the Pentagon have only just heard of the chaos going on at the New York World Trade Centre, but…