Seconds From Disaster

2004•2 series

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Advanced computer graphics, forensic science, eyewitness accounts, interviews with experts, archival footage and re-enactments piece together in great detail the events that led to some of the biggest disasters of modern time.

Episode 7Crash Landing at Sioux City

On 19 July 1989, the engine of a DC-10 failed, sending the plane crashing down onto a runway at Sioux City airport. What went wrong? 7+

Episode 8Bali Bombing

The Bali Bombing: As tourists and locals partied on October 12, 2002, Muslim extremists set off three bombs. 202 people were killed. How and why did this act of terrorism occur? 7+

Episode 11Paris Train Crash

The worst rail disaster in French history happened on 27 June 1988, when an out of control train careered into a packed Gare de Lyon platform. How did it all go wrong? 7+

Episode 13Puerto Rico Gas Explosion

A gas leak caused a explosion in a commercial building in San Juan, killing 33 people. Could the blast have been prevented? Was negligence to blame? 7+

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