Air Date
August 17, 2024
Episodes
8 episodes
Disaster Autopsy
Season 1
Episodes
1. Columbia, Eschede Train, Grenfell Tower
Space Shuttle Columbia, Eschede high-speed train crash, Grenfell Tower fire.
2. Titan Missile, Estonia, Piper Alpha
Arkansas nuclear missile explosion, sinking of the Estonia, explosion on the oil rig Piper Alpha.
3. 3 Mile Island, Mont Blanc Tunnel, Sampoong Mall
3 Mile Island Nuclear meltdown, the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, the Sampoong department store collapse.
4. Apollo13, MGM Grand, Genoa Bridge
Why did Apollo 13 really explode? What caused the devastating fire in the MGM Grand? Why did a road bridge in Genoa collapse?
5. Surfside, Kursk, Kings Cross
The Surfside Condo collapse, the loss of the Kursk nuclear sub and the Kings Cross subway fire.
6. Sugar Factory, Lac Megantic Train, Suez Canal
Lac-Mégantic train crash, Imperial Sugar refinery explosion, Ever Given container ship accident.
7. Fukushima, Manhattan Crane, Forrestal
Fukushima nuclear plant, a Manhattan crane collapse, fire on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal.
8. Deepwater Horizon, Concorde, Kaprun Funicular
Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Concorde crash, the funicular fire at Kaprun.