Construction Fails - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
Construction fails happen every day, but sometimes the damage is catastrophic. Investigate the most spectacular mishaps - and how the disaster could have been averted.
Episode 2
How Notre Dame cathedral caught fire despite state-of-the-art smoke detection equipment. Plus, is there such a thing as an earthquake-proof building?
Episode 3
Glass is one of the most versatile materials in the construction world. It's both practical and beautiful, but when it fails, it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Episode 4
Urban construction relies on two types of cranes to hoist the next high-rise - but when they fail, they make one big mess. Plus, discover the bad side of escalators.
Episode 5
Tunnels are engineering marvels, cutting through the landscape and creating direct routes - until they cave in. Plus, a sudden bridge collapse in Miami.
Episode 6
Episode 7
Asbestos was a product that seemed too good to be true - because it was. Meanwhile, in New York, two buildings explode sending debris flying through the streets.
Episode 8
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