Disaster Autopsy

Synopsis

Disasters can strike anywhere, anytime. Expert analysis of the available evidence is used to recreate real-world disasters in cutting-edge 3D graphics. We can dissect them, peel back the layers, and even freeze time to reveal a disaster’s hidden and surprising causes-- a paperwork error, a bad glue job, or changing a restaurant’s opening hours. Whatever it is, "Disaster Autopsy" will uncover it.

First Air Date: 2024-08-17

Last Air Date: 2024-09-28

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Networks: National Geographic

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Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Columbia, Eschede Train, Grenfell Tower (2024-08-17)

Space Shuttle Columbia, Eschede high-speed train crash, Grenfell Tower fire.
Ep. 2: Titan Missile, Estonia, Piper Alpha (2024-08-17)

Arkansas nuclear missile explosion, sinking of the Estonia, explosion on the oil rig Piper Alpha.
Ep. 3: 3 Mile Island, Mont Blanc Tunnel, Sampoong Mall (2024-08-24)

3 Mile Island Nuclear meltdown, the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire, the Sampoong department store collapse.
Ep. 4: Apollo13, MGM Grand, Genoa Bridge (2024-08-31)

Why did Apollo 13 really explode? What caused the devastating fire in the MGM Grand? Why did a road bridge in Genoa collapse?
Ep. 5: Surfside, Kursk, Kings Cross (2024-09-07)

The Surfside Condo collapse, the loss of the Kursk nuclear sub and the Kings Cross subway fire.
Ep. 6: Sugar Factory, Lac Megantic Train, Suez Canal (2024-09-14)

Lac-Mégantic train crash, Imperial Sugar refinery explosion, Ever Given container ship accident.
Ep. 7: Fukushima, Manhattan Crane, Forrestal (2024-09-21)

Fukushima nuclear plant, a Manhattan crane collapse, fire on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal.
Ep. 8: Deepwater Horizon, Concorde, Kaprun Funicular (2024-09-28)

Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Concorde crash, the funicular fire at Kaprun.