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S2 E6 The Explosion Disaster in Beirut

Documentary

TV-PG

48m

Jun 21, 2021

2020: A warehouse of ammonium nitrate exploded in the port of Beirut, Lebanon. The shock wave from the blast destroyed parts of the city and sank sixteen ships.

Season 2, 6 Episodes

The Ramstein Tragedy,

A mid-air collision by a flight display team sent burning planes into a crowd at a Ramstein air show.

Viareggio Derailment Disaster,

June 29th 2009: a tanker train derails and then explodes in the Tuscan town of Viareggio, killing 34.

On July 17, 2014, Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kualalumpur was literally blown out of the sky over the Ukrainian town of Hrabove, close to the front line in the Donetsk region.

The Blaze in the Mont Blanc Tunnel,

A devastating fire in 1999 that killed 39 people inside the tunnel that runs under Mont Blanc, between Italy's Valle d'Aosta and France's Chamonix.

Duisburg Love Parade Disaster,

A summer disaster at the Duisburg Love Parade electronic dance music festival that left 21 young people crushed to death.

The Explosion Disaster in Beirut,

2020: A warehouse of ammonium nitrate exploded in the port of Beirut, Lebanon. The shock wave from the blast destroyed parts of the city and sank sixteen ships.

Details

What Went Wrong: Countdown to Catastrophe

Documentary

TV-14

2 Seasons

47m

This series dives deep into six catastrophic events that stunned the world, a high adrenaline series about the interface between man and machine. Each disaster is retold by survivors and first responders, but eventually turns its focus on the machines.

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