Seconds from Disaster

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1. 1Concorde (Crash of the Concorde)Behind every disaster lies a chain of events. The Concorde was the world's first supersonic airliner, but on a charter flight to New York, 109 people are on boa47m
2. 2Tunnel InfernoMont Blanc is one of the highest mountains in Europe, with a seven-mile long tunnel connecting France and Italy through the Alps. One March day in 1999, a Belgi47m
3. 3Oklahoma City (Bomb in Oklahoma)One April morning in 1995, at Oklahoma City's Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Timothy McVeigh parks a truck packed with explosives at the front of the govern47m
4. 4Fire On the Star (Fire Onboard the Star)On Easter 1990, a fire breaks out on the Scandinavian Star Ferry. After been towed to Sweden, the fire is eventually put out after 10 hours. Then the worst is r47m
5. 5Derailment at Eschede (High Speed Train Wreck)June 1998. The new German InterCity Express is a trip from Munich to Hamburg, one of many. Today should be no different. The new train offers the ultimate luxur47m
6. 6Wreck of the Sunset Limited (The Wreck of the Sunset Limited)September 1993. The captain of a towboat unwittingly causes the collapse of a bridge over the Big Bayou Canot. When an Amtrak train comes along, it derails with47m
7. 7Meltdown in ChernobylWe make mistakes every few seconds of our lives. They are unavoidable. But sometimes the results can be disastrous. On April 26, 1986, a series of catastrophic 47m
8. 8Inferno at GuadalajaraApril 1992, Guadalajara, Mexico. On the 19th, residents start complaining of a strong gasoline-like smell coming from the sewers. Three days later, on the 22nd,47m