Hell Tower NYC

A New York City skyscraper that could topple at any moment, a city street that collapses, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are serious engineering emergencies, and experts use cutting edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

Skyscraper vs. Sinkhole

A skyscraper sinking into the earth, the world's strongest wall in crisis and a deadly bridge are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use technology to reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.

Nightmare on Main Street

A railroad bridge on the edge of disaster, a nightmare in a fairy-tale town and a huge cathedral in calamity are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

Hellfire USA

A fire in an American town burning since 1962, a flood that threatens Chicago skyscrapers, and a town swallowed by the sea are engineering disasters in need of repair, and experts reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.

The Towering Inferno

A skyscraper causing hellish heat in downtown Dallas, a swarm of sinkholes and a landmark with a fatal secret are engineering catastrophes in need of repair.

Terror at Doomsday Dam

When America's tallest dam threatens to burst, a nearby town finds itself an hour away from total annihilation, and engineers use cutting edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.

Sins of Ghost Vegas

An abandoned Vegas-style getaway with a deadly secret, a ghost town sinking into the earth and a passenger train on a course for disaster are engineering catastrophes in need of repair.

Highway to Hell

A skyscraper raining deadly bolts on the streets below, a highway on the brink of collapse and a catastrophic landslide are engineering crises in need of repair.

NASA Under Pressure

When catastrophe strikes Skylab, life on Earth is threatened by a space station cratering toward Earth, and NASA experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted.

Ghost Town from Hell

A detonated building mysteriously refuses to fall, an American ghost town with a deadly legacy and wind turbines on the brink of disaster are engineering disasters in need of repair.

Curse of the Swamp Monster

When an oil rig in Louisiana drills into something unexpected, a cataclysmic event is unleashed, causing a lake to suddenly disappear. Experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how it can be fixed.

Nightmare in Florida

When a brand-new bridge suddenly collapses in Miami, several die in a horrifying calamity. Experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how an innovative bridge-building technique could be to blame.

Curse of the Devil's Dam

When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood. Experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how a simple miscalculation could be to blame.

Terror in Tacoma

A giant suspension bridge suddenly collapses after it begins to violently rock. Using the latest science, experts reveal what went so catastrophically wrong at the Tacoma Narrows bridge.

Crash of the Titan

As one of the largest construction cranes in the world lifts a one-million-ton section of roof for Milwaukee's Miller Park stadium, it suddenly collapses; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong.

Houston's Hurricane Hell

When Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, the city is overwhelmed by four feet of rain in four days, causing catastrophic flooding. Experts use cutting-edge tech to discover what went wrong and how it can be fixed.

Chicago’s Tower of Terror

When the innovative design of an iconic Chicago skyscraper leads to tragedy, experts must apply cutting-edge tech and the latest engineering methods to fix an urgent, life-or-death problem.

Boston's Big Dig Disaster

Boston's Big Dig was one of the most ambitious engineering projects in history, but in 2006, a fatal collapse in one of its tunnels put the ambitious project in doubt. Experts reveal what caused this engineering disaster and how it was fixed.

Olympic Stadium Fiasco

Montreal's Olympic Stadium was an ambitious engineering project with a striking Space Age design, but it's distinctive roof has caused over one billion dollars in cost overruns. Experts reveal what went wrong and how cutting-edge science can fix it.

Deepwater Disaster

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig drilled into the deepest oil reserves on the planet, but a sudden onboard explosion led to the worst oil spill in history. Experts reveal what went wrong and how cutting-edge science finally fixed this catastrophe.

Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence

New science reveals the inside story of the Apollo 13 disaster, and using the latest evidence, experts reveal what really went wrong and how NASA saved the lives of the three astronauts stranded in space in a life-or-death race against the clock.

Mayhem in Minneapolis

A deadly design flaw results in a horrifying rush hour bridge collapse that tragically leaves 13 dead in Minneapolis; using the latest science, experts investigate to reveal what went so catastrophically wrong on one of Minnesota's busiest crossings.

Sinkhole at the Museum

A massive sinkhole swallows millions of dollars of legendary automobiles at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky; expert geologists investigate and reveal how an enormous cave system could remain undetected and poised for catastrophic destruction.

Train of Terror

A devastating rail disaster outside a small North Dakota town results in cargo erupting in massive explosions; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover an engineering flaw poised for catastrophic failure.

Calamity Comes to Canada

Tragedy strikes a bustling Canadian shopping mall when a parking garage suddenly collapses resulting in a fatal disaster; expert engineers use the latest tech to investigate and uncover a deadly design flaw that could have been prevented.

Terror in Texas

A series of violent explosions rip through a major Texas oil refinery causing a fatal disaster and devastation on a terrifying scale; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover what triggered a catastrophic malfunction.

Nightmare in New Orleans

Construction turns catastrophic in New Orleans when the side of a hotel complex collapses on a busy street below; expert engineers investigate to uncover the reason behind this sudden and fatal disaster.

Oklahoma Freeway Free-fall

A deadly tragedy on a major freeway in Oklahoma sends one of the state's busiest bridges collapsing into the Arkansas river below; expert engineers investigate how a tugboat striking a reinforced concrete pier could cause such a catastrophic disaster.

Kansas City Skywalk Disaster

When an indoor hotel walkway collapses in Kansas City, Missouri, it becomes the most deadly engineering disaster in US history; experts investigate and uncover evidence of a catastrophic design change in the support system construction.

Suez Canal Catastrophe

A shipping catastrophe occurs when a massive container vessel runs aground and completely blocks one of the most vital trade routes on the planet; experts investigate and uncover critical wind conditions and potential navigational errors.

Pittsburgh Landslide

A vital hillside highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in just minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community; using the latest science, engineers investigate and uncover undetected geological issues with an increased and unstable traffic load.

San Francisco Freeway Fire

Catastrophe strikes as one of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and completely collapses in San Francisco; experts use the latest science to investigate how an overturned tanker truck spawned a devastating inferno.

Arizona Railroad Inferno

A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona; using the latest cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the remaining incinerated evidence to determine what caused such a disastrous derailment.

Cincinnati Demolition Disaster

Tragedy strikes in Cincinnati as a sudden bridge collapse leaves one of America's busiest highways at a complete standstill; using the latest science, expert engineers investigate and reveal how a routine demolition could go so disastrously wrong.

California Desert Bridge Collapse

A flash flood catastrophe brings one of America's most vital highways to a complete standstill in the California desert; using the latest science, expert engineers investigate and discover how bridge foundations were missing a crucial element.

Atlantic City Casino Collapse

A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse with fatal consequences in Atlantic City; using the latest science, experts investigate and uncover evidence of missing reinforcements vital for structure stability.

New York Disaster Crane

A disastrous crane collapse falls across two lanes of traffic on a landmark bridge construction site in New York; using the latest cutting-edge tech, experts investigate and uncover faulty components during the installation of support piles.

Pennsylvania Ice Flood

An unprecedented cycle of freezing and thawing causes dramatic destruction to a landmark bridge in Pennsylvania; experts investigate and reveal how a sudden surge of icy flood water buckled pier foundations weakened from years of erosion.

Genoa Bridge of Tragedy

A tragic bridge collapse takes down a symbolic crossing and becomes one of Italy's deadliest engineering disasters; experts investigate and uncover years of slow deterioration to the structure's heavily corroded concrete encased cables.

Italian Railway Debacle

Disaster strikes a new railway bridge as a crane collapses in the middle of major construction in Italy; experts investigate and uncover a compromise in balance with improperly positioned counterweights and a maneuver that resulted in catastrophe.

Miami Condo Calamity

Tragedy strikes a beachside community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami, resulting in one of the deadliest engineering disasters in American history; experts investigate and reveal potential flaws in the structure's flat slab construction.

Texas Fertilizer Catastrophe

A deadly explosion strikes at the heart of a small Texas town and leaves a community in ruins; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a nearby fertilizer plant containing volatile chemicals poised for disaster.

Bay Area Bridge of Mayhem

A devastating earthquake wreaks havoc on an iconic San Francisco bridge and leaves drivers fearing for their lives; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a weakened expansion joint caused by catastrophic shockwaves.

Jacksonville's Parking Garage Disaster

The construction of a new parking garage at a luxury waterside condo turns disastrous as it collapses in Jacksonville, Florida; experts use the latest tech to investigate and uncover critical design flaws and unsupported lower levels.

Memphis Bridge of Doom

A vital Mississippi River interstate crossing is discovered to be in danger of imminent collapse in Memphis; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover severely compromised load-bearing tension members with a life-threatening weakness.

Texas Oil Port Inferno

A deadly explosion strikes a major crude oil port creating an inferno of epic proportions in Corpus Christi, Texas; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a failed dredging operation that ruptured a propane pipeline.

Manhattan Crane Chaos

New York residents get a rude awakening when a disastrous crane collapse causes chaos on the downtown streets of Manhattan; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal how a slight increase in wind conditions created major catastrophe.

Miami's Condo Catastrophe

Catastrophe strikes Miami, Florida, as a 13-story condominium tower collapses with deadly debris; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.

Blaze of Winston-Salem

A catastrophic fire at a fertilizer plant threatens city-wide devastation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover an outdated, wooden storage facility heavily stocked with volatile, explosive chemicals.

Quake of Christchurch

Tragedy strikes the heart of a city as an earthquake wipes out a building full of people in Christchurch, New Zealand; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover an inadequate structural design a weakness in critical supporting columns.

California Flood Fiasco

A perfect storm with tragic consequences strikes as flood waters rip away a major highway crossing in Huron, California; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.

Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse

Residents along the Pacific Coast Highway are cut off from the outside world after a storm causes a bridge to buckle. Experts reveal how the construction method of the old concrete bridge left it vulnerable to erosion on the steep coastline.

Island Observatory Failure

In Puerto Rico, an iconic observatory nestled into a giant crater has to close after cables holding up a critical platform come crashing down. Experts analyze the cumulative effects that led to the collapse of this awe-inspiring structure.

Tower Crane Calamity

A crane collapse leaves seven dead on a holiday weekend in Manhattan. An investigation reveals how a shortcut taken while raising the crane left the machine swaying in the wind without proper lateral support.

The Fern Hollow Fiasco

On a snowy morning in Pittsburgh, a messy commute becomes dangerous after a bridge collapses. An investigation reveals how corrosion and other environmental factors helped bring down this decades-old structure.

Nebraska Bomb Cyclone

An aging dam in Nebraska is overcome by flooding after the area is hit with a devastating "bomb cyclone." An investigation reveals that massive chunks of ice unleashed by the superstorm played a critical role in the failure of the old structure.

Art School Inferno

In Scotland, a distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires. Experts explore how outdated construction methods and materials contributed to the vulnerability of this esteemed place of learning.

Gas Leak Catastrophe

Twenty people are killed after a hotel explodes on a cold Saturday morning in America's heartland. An investigation into the tragedy leads underground, where gas lines supplied the iconic building.

The Bronx Sinkhole

A sinkhole envelops a residential street in the Bronx, growing so large that it swallows a van whole. Experts reveal how a combination of heavy rain and aging infrastructure led to this panic-inducing disaster.

Shopping Center Tragedy

In the bustling city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, an explosion rips through a busy shopping center, killing thirty-three people. An investigation uncovers how a wayward pipe that was ignored during the building's construction led to this tragic loss of life.

Chemical Plant Calamity

An explosion at a chemical plant in New Jersey kills five workers and unleashes a torrent of black smoke into the morning sky. An investigation reveals how a small amount of water led to this fatal manufacturing catastrophe.