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* StuffBlowingUp: Exploding sewers, exploding buildings, exploding planes, and lots of things going up in smoke due to leaking fuel catching fire, not to mention actual bombs going off.
** The initial Guadalajara explosion was powerful enough to be picked up on ''seismographs,'' where it registered 3.3 on the Richter scale.
** The initial Guadalajara explosion was powerful enough to be picked up on ''seismographs,'' where it registered 3.3 on the Richter scale.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Another frequent trigger; while usually recognized in hindsight, there really are quite a few situations where no one thought to double-check just because it wasn't required:
** The Hotel New World collapsed because the engineers in charge of building it forgot to run the dead-load calculations, resulting in the building not being able to support itself even if it were empty.
** Similarly, the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse was attributed to no one calculating the strength of the proposed skywalk design, which ended up killing 114 people.
** The faulty experimental engine which downed British Midlands Flight 092 and caused a couple other planes to make emergency landings was never tested in flight prior to release, instead being only wind-tunnel tested; a flight test would almost surely have uncovered the weak fan blade design.
** The Hotel New World collapsed because the engineers in charge of building it forgot to run the dead-load calculations, resulting in the building not being able to support itself even if it were empty.
** Similarly, the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse was attributed to no one calculating the strength of the proposed skywalk design, which ended up killing 114 people.
** The faulty experimental engine which downed British Midlands Flight 092 and caused a couple other planes to make emergency landings was never tested in flight prior to release, instead being only wind-tunnel tested; a flight test would almost surely have uncovered the weak fan blade design.
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* InfantImmortality: Brutally averted in many cases; in fact, the show goes to great pains to highlight just how many (often small) children die in disasters just to drive the TearJerker factor in even further. It's even more gut-wrenching when the parents are interviewed.
** A perfect example of this is the episode covering the Oklahoma City Bombing. It's highly stressed that there are several children in a daycare directly above where Timothy [=McVeigh's=] bomb exploded, and that the grandson of one of the people interviewed was there. The grandson survives, but it's noted that he saw many other children die. Especially tragic since this was a deliberate terrorist act rather than a freak accident.
** Occasionally it's played straight, though not in a good way since in most cases the children's parents die, such as the girl in the Zeebrugge example above.
** A perfect example of this is the episode covering the Oklahoma City Bombing. It's highly stressed that there are several children in a daycare directly above where Timothy [=McVeigh's=] bomb exploded, and that the grandson of one of the people interviewed was there. The grandson survives, but it's noted that he saw many other children die. Especially tragic since this was a deliberate terrorist act rather than a freak accident.
** Occasionally it's played straight, though not in a good way since in most cases the children's parents die, such as the girl in the Zeebrugge example above.
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** ''Inferno in Guadalajara'': One very small water pipe bent over a gas main, as well as creating a U-bend in the main sewer line in order to get a subway tunnel through, eventually causes a massive sequential explosion which kills over 200, cripples many more, and causes hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage.
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** ''Inferno in Guadalajara'': One very small water pipe bent over a gas main, as well as creating a U-bend in the main sewer line in order to get a subway tunnel through, eventually causes a massive sequential explosion which kills over 200, cripples many more, and causes hundreds of thousands millions of dollars in property damage.
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** ''Inferno in Guadalajara'': One very small water pipe bent over a gas main, as well as creating a U-bend in the main sewer line in order to get a subway tunnel through, eventually causes a massive sequential explosion which kills over 200, cripples many more, and causes hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage.
*** Essentially the same thing happened four years later in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this time with a propane pipe cracking under the weight of settling concrete and groundfill above due to a sharp bend; [[CallBack the Guadalajara explosion is even referenced]] and footage from that episode shown.
*** Essentially the same thing happened four years later in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this time with a propane pipe cracking under the weight of settling concrete and groundfill above due to a sharp bend; [[CallBack the Guadalajara explosion is even referenced]] and footage from that episode shown.
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** ''Collision on the Runway'': A bomb planted in Gran Canaria Airport kicks off a series of events that would lead to two fully loaded ''Boeing 747s'' colliding on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport, over 100 kilometers away, resulting in the deaths of 583 people die in the worst accident in aviation history.
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** ''Collision on the Runway'': A bomb planted in Gran Canaria Airport kicks off a series of events that would lead to two fully loaded ''Boeing 747s'' colliding on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport, Airport over 100 kilometers away, resulting in the deaths of 583 people die in the worst accident in aviation history.
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** ''Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster/Capsized in the North Sea'': In the wake of the capsizing of the ''Herald of Free Enterprise'', stories of heroism include a man acting as a human bridge to allow others to escape, and a truck driver saving a 5 year old girl, who [[SoleSurvivor lost the rest of her family]] in the capsize.
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** ''Crash Landing at Sioux City'': Jerry Schemmel, who survived the crash landing with minor injuries, quickly reaches the exit of the plane. Before he could get out, he heard the cries of a baby amid the flames. Without a second thought, he darted back into the wreckage and carried the child to safety.
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** ''Crash Landing at Sioux City'': Jerry Schemmel, who survived the crash landing with minor injuries, quickly reaches reached the exit of the plane. Before he could get out, he heard the cries of a baby amid the flames. Without a second thought, he darted back into the wreckage and carried the child to safety.
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** ''Collision on the Runway'': A bomb planted in Gran Canaria Airport kicks of a series of events that would lead to two fully loaded ''Boeing 747s'' colliding on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport, over 100 kilometers away. 583 people die in the worst accident in aviation history.
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* HeroicBystander: Many episodes mention the heroics of average people stepping up to save others. In some, they even manage to bring the individual(s) in question for an interview.
** ''Collision on the Runway'': Jack Ridout, a passenger on ''Pan Am Flight 1736'', barely survives the horrific side-on collision with ''KLM Flight 4805''. Although injured and suffering burn wounds, he opens one of the aircraft's exits and braves the burning plane to help several passengers exit the aircraft. He is credited with saving 12 lives. In context, he and the 12 are among the 61 people that escaped the Pan Am alive.
** ''Crash Landing at Sioux City'': Jerry Schemmel, who survived the crash landing with minor injuries, quickly reaches the exit of the plane. Before he could get out, he heard the cries of a baby amid the flames. Without a second thought, he darted back into the wreckage and carried the child to safety.
** ''Collision on the Runway'': Jack Ridout, a passenger on ''Pan Am Flight 1736'', barely survives the horrific side-on collision with ''KLM Flight 4805''. Although injured and suffering burn wounds, he opens one of the aircraft's exits and braves the burning plane to help several passengers exit the aircraft. He is credited with saving 12 lives. In context, he and the 12 are among the 61 people that escaped the Pan Am alive.
** ''Crash Landing at Sioux City'': Jerry Schemmel, who survived the crash landing with minor injuries, quickly reaches the exit of the plane. Before he could get out, he heard the cries of a baby amid the flames. Without a second thought, he darted back into the wreckage and carried the child to safety.
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* FailsafeFailure: In ''Paris Train Crash/Runaway Train'', the train driver releases air from all the brakes of his train to overcome a mis-diagnosed clog in the brake system. Instead, he unwittingly sabotages an automated failsafe that locks the air brakes of his train if air-pressure in the brake system is dangerously low. Among other factors, this leads to a [[TrainwreckEpisode literal train wreck]] when he is unable to slow his train as it comes to the end of the line.
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* FailsafeFailure: Many disasters featured occurred as failsafes in place were overwhelmed, out-of-order, or unwittingly disabled through human error.
** In ''Paris Train Crash/Runaway Train'', the train driver releases air from all the brakes of his train to overcome a mis-diagnosed clog in thebrake air-brake system. Instead, he unwittingly sabotages an automated failsafe that locks the air brakes of his train if air-pressure in the brake system is dangerously low. Among other factors, this This leads to a [[TrainwreckEpisode literal train wreck]] when he is unable to slow stop his train as it comes to the end of from crashing into a stationary one further up the line.
** In ''Paris Train Crash/Runaway Train'', the train driver releases air from all the brakes of his train to overcome a mis-diagnosed clog in the
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** ''Comet Air Crash/Crash of the Comet'': The decision to secure a window with rivets instead of glue (as originally designed) left a microscopic manufacturing defect in the fuselage of BOAC Flight 781. Over time, the defect grew into a fatigue crack. The fatigue crack then failed, leading to ExplosiveDecompression, causing [[TitleDrop the crash of the Comet]]. The crash crippled the promised rise of British Aviation company ''de Havilland'', allowing two little known companies, '''Boeing''' and '''[=McDonnell=] Douglas''' to leave them in the dust forever. Also, the subsequent inquiry into the crash resulted in unprecedented investigative techniques (such as ''wreckage reassembly'') being developed; techniques that form the cornerstone of accident investigations to this day.
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** ''Comet Air Crash/Crash of the Comet'': The decision to secure a window with rivets instead of glue (as originally designed) left a microscopic manufacturing defect in the fuselage of BOAC ''BOAC Flight 781.781''. Over time, the defect grew into a fatigue crack. The fatigue crack then failed, leading to ExplosiveDecompression, causing [[TitleDrop the crash of the Comet]]. The crash crippled the promised rise of British Aviation company ''de Havilland'', allowing two little known companies, '''Boeing''' and '''[=McDonnell=] Douglas''' to leave them in the dust forever. Also, the subsequent inquiry into the crash resulted in unprecedented investigative techniques (such as ''wreckage reassembly'') being developed; techniques that form the cornerstone of accident investigations to this day.
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** ''Comet Air Crash/Crash of the Comet'': The decision to secure a window with rivets instead of glue (as originally designed) left a microscopic manufacturing defect in the fuselage of BOAC Flight 781. Over time, the defect grew into a fatigue crack. The fatigue crack then failed, leading to ExplosiveDecompression, causing [[TitleDrop the crash of the Comet]]. The crash crippled the promised rise of British Aviation company ''de Havilland'', allowing two little known companies, '''Boeing''' and '''[=McDonnell=] Douglas''' to leave them in the dust forever. Also, the subsequent inquiry into the crash resulted in unprecedented investigative techniques (such as ''wreckage reassembly'') being developed; techniques that form the cornerstone of accident investigations to this day.
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** ''Superstore Collapse/Department Store Collapse'': The collapse of the Sanpoong Department Store is ultimately attributed to criminal negligence on behalf of the store owners, who approved reducing the strength of the building's support structure and adding loads exceeding what the building was designed for, in order to increase floor space and earn more money.
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** ''Superstore Collapse/Department Store Collapse'': The collapse of the Sanpoong Department Store is ultimately attributed to criminal repeated professional negligence on behalf the part of the store owners, who approved [[NoOSHACompliance reducing the strength of the building's support structure and adding loads exceeding what the building was designed for, for]], in order to increase profits by expanding the commercial floor space and earn more money.space.
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* StockFootage: Ubiquitous in the show, mostly from news broadcasts and other media significant to the investigation.
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* ExactTimeToFailure: An iconic feature of the series, every significant event in the timeline is listed with an exact time to the moment of disaster.
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''Seconds From Disaster'' is a {{Documentary}} series on the Creator/NationalGeographicChannel. The program investigates historically relevant man-made and natural disasters. Each episode aims to explain a single incident by analyzing the causes and circumstances that ultimately affected the disaster. The series uses re-enactments, interviews, testimonies, and CGI to analyze the sequence of events second-by-second for the audience.
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''Seconds From Disaster'' is a {{Documentary}} series on the Creator/NationalGeographicChannel. The program investigates historically relevant man-made and natural disasters. Each episode aims to explain a single incident by analyzing the causes and circumstances that ultimately affected the disaster. The series uses re-enactments, interviews, testimonies, and CGI [[ComputerGeneratedImages CGI]] to analyze the sequence of events second-by-second for the audience.
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->'''[[OnceAnEpisode Narrator]]''':''"Advanced computer simulation will take us to where no camera can go... into the heart of the disaster zone."''
->'''[[OnceAnEpisode Narrator]]''':''"Advanced computer simulation will take us to where no camera can go... into the heart of the disaster zone."''
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Several disasters featured in-series are found to be the result of good old-fashion corruption and cutting corners on safety regulations at the behest of a high-ranking suit trying to save money.
** ''Superstore Collapse/Department Store Collapse'': The collapse of the Sanpoong Department Store is ultimately attributed to criminal negligence on behalf of the store owners, who approved reducing the strength of the building's support structure and adding loads exceeding what the building was designed for, in order to increase floor space and earn more money.
** ''Superstore Collapse/Department Store Collapse'': The collapse of the Sanpoong Department Store is ultimately attributed to criminal negligence on behalf of the store owners, who approved reducing the strength of the building's support structure and adding loads exceeding what the building was designed for, in order to increase floor space and earn more money.
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* ForWantOfANail: Often a major final or initiating factor the disaster.
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* FailsafeFailure: In ''Paris Train Crash/Runaway Train'', the train driver releases air from all the brakes of his train to overcome a mis-diagnosed clog in the brake system. Instead, he unwittingly sabotages an automated failsafe that locks the air brakes of his train if air-pressure in the brake system is dangerously low. Among other factors, this leads to a [[TrainwreckEpisode literal train wreck]] when he is unable to slow his train as it comes to the end of the line.
* ForWantOfANail: Often a major final or initiating factor the disaster.
** ''Paris Train Crash/Runaway Train'': While trying to reset the emergency brake cord, the train driver accidentally pulls shut a valve supplying air to his train's brakes. This leaves him unable to stop his train at the end of the line, resulting in the Gare de Lyon rail accident.
* HeroicSacrifice: The series often features individuals that went above and beyond, giving their lives to save others from the disaster.
** ''Paris Train Crash/Runaway Train'': André Tanguy, the driver of the stationary train in the path of the unstoppable runaway one, frantically warned his passengers over the intercom to evacuate. Staring death in the face, he stayed at his post repeating the warning until the two trains collided head-on, killing him instantly. He is named the hero of the accident, credited with saving dozens of lives.
* ForWantOfANail: Often a major final or initiating factor the disaster.
** ''Paris Train Crash/Runaway Train'': While trying to reset the emergency brake cord, the train driver accidentally pulls shut a valve supplying air to his train's brakes. This leaves him unable to stop his train at the end of the line, resulting in the Gare de Lyon rail accident.
* HeroicSacrifice: The series often features individuals that went above and beyond, giving their lives to save others from the disaster.
** ''Paris Train Crash/Runaway Train'': André Tanguy, the driver of the stationary train in the path of the unstoppable runaway one, frantically warned his passengers over the intercom to evacuate. Staring death in the face, he stayed at his post repeating the warning until the two trains collided head-on, killing him instantly. He is named the hero of the accident, credited with saving dozens of lives.
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''Seconds From Disaster'' is a {{Documentary}} series on the Creator/NationalGeographicChannel.
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* DisasterDominoes: investigating these in RealLife disasters is the premise of the series.
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Creator/NationalGeographicChannel. The program investigates historically relevant man-made and natural disasters. Each episode aims to explain a single incident by analyzing the causes and circumstances that ultimately affected the disaster. The series uses re-enactments, interviews, testimonies, and CGI to analyze the sequence of events second-by-second for the audience.
Narrators for the show include Ashton Smith (American narrator for seasons 1 to 3), Richard Vaughan (British narrator for seasons 1 and 2; narrator from season 4 onwards) and Peter Guinness (British narrator for season 3).
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Narrators for the show include Ashton Smith (American narrator for seasons 1 to 3), Richard Vaughan (British narrator for seasons 1 and 2; narrator from season 4 onwards) and Peter Guinness (British narrator for season 3).
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