List of Destroyed in Seconds episodes

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Destroyed In Seconds
Destroyed in Seconds is a half-hour American television series that airs on Discovery Channel. Hosted by Ron Pitts, it features video segments of various things being destroyed fairly quickly such as planes crashing, explosions, sinkholes, boats crashing, fires, race car incidents, floods, etc....

episodes.

Episode №	First broadcast date	Description
101	21 Aug 2008	Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West... – A Navy Skyhawk crashes during a bomb test. Portland, OR Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... – Two men attempt to save their lives, by outrunning a large mudslide. Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean... - Eric Barone tries to set a land speed record on a volcano. Unfortunately, his bike broke in two when it hits a bump, tumbling Eric down the volcano. A Danish windmill goes out of control and rips apart. Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... – Operation Credible Sport Operation Credible Sport Operation Credible Sport was a joint project of the United States military in the second half of 1980 to prepare for a second rescue attempt of the hostages held in Iran using a Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter modified with rocket engines... ends in a C-130 crash. Iowa Iowa Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New... – A tornado hits a bank. Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland... – Cars are sent into the air by a tornado Tornado A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider... that hits a parking lot. Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is... – A helicopter crashes, after carrying an old and faulty air conditioner from a roof. Bristol, VA Bristol, Virginia Bristol is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Washington County, Virginia, Bristol, Tennessee, and Sullivan County, Tennessee.... – A tanker truck Tank truck A tank truck or road tanker is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars which are also designed to carry liquefied loads... fire is caught on tape by a police dashboard camera.
102	21 Aug 2008	Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively.... – A Speedboat hits the shore, flies over a hill, and onto a road. Puget Sound, WA – Footage of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Tacoma Narrows Bridge The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges in the U.S. state of Washington, which carry State Route 16 across the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula... being built, and the July 11, 1940 footage of its collapse. Thorold,Ontario Thorold Thorold may refer to:Places* Thorold, Ontario* Thorold Tunnel, OntarioSport* Thorold Blackhawks, Canadian junior ice hockey teamAnimals*Thorold's deerPeople... – A boat crashes into a canal bridge, and catches fire. Okinawa, Japan – China Airlines Flight 120 China Airlines Flight 120 China Airlines Flight 120 was a regularly scheduled flight from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan County, Taiwan to Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. On August 20, 2007, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft operating the flight caught fire and exploded after landing and taxiing to the gate area... catches fire on the tarmac and has to be evacuated. Zambranma, Iraq – An Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad... torture compound is blown up by a US missile strike. Guam Guam Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United... – A B2 Bomber B-2 Spirit The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is an American heavy bomber with low observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber has a crew of two and can drop up to eighty -class JDAM GPS-guided bombs, or sixteen ... crashes on takeoff and is destroyed. A tornado Tornado A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider... rips the roof off a house and has damaging hail. Stormchaser Alex Tyler builds screens for his car to protect his team from hail Hail Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms... , but the F5 drops softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... -sized hail Hail Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms... on them. Despite al the protections, it still breaks the windows. Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... – A munitions factory is blown up by terrorists and is completely leveled.
103	28 Aug 2008	Oxnard, CA Oxnard, California Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the... – An Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... train hits an 18-Wheeler 18 wheeler 18 wheeler is a colloquial term for a semi-trailer truck.18 wheeler may also refer to:* 18 Wheeler , a Scottish indie band* 18 Wheeler , a 1979 arcade game designed by Midway Games... . Iksan, South Korea – A fire starts at a propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... filling station Filling station A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants... . Mountain Home, ID – Thunderbirds pilot Chris Strickland crashes at an airshow. Baltimore, MD – A stealth fighter Stealth aircraft Stealth aircraft are aircraft that use stealth technology to avoid detection by employing a combination of features to interfere with radar as well as reduce visibility in the infrared, visual, audio, and radio frequency spectrum. Development of stealth technology likely began in Germany during... crashes. Henderson, NV – The PEPCON disaster PEPCON disaster The PEPCON disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred in Henderson, Nevada on May 4, 1988 at the Pacific Engineering Production Company of Nevada plant. The chemical fire and subsequent explosions claimed two lives, injured 372 people, and caused an estimated US$100 million of damage... . Manila, Philippines – An 8-story department-store Department store A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories... comes off its foundations, and crashes into a high-rise flat. David Ferguson David Ferguson David Ferguson is the name of:David Ferguson, Dual Diagnosis CounsellorDavid Ferguson Dave Ferguson , British boxerDavid Ferguson... crashes his speedboat. He crashes it again two years later. The Santa Clara River Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:Santa Clara River , a river in Southern California, United States.Santa Clara River , a river in Utah, United States*Carmen River, a river in Mexico that is sometimes called the Santa Clara River... overflows, and destroys a house.
104	4 Sep 2008	Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... – A styrene tanker truck explodes. Cape Canaveral, FL Cape Canaveral, Florida Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,829 at the 2000 census. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 10,147... – A Delta II 7925 Delta II Delta II was an American space launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II is part of the Delta rocket family and was in service from 1989 until November 1, 2011... explodes. Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... – A 40" mock cigarette Cigarette A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well... made from hydrogen Hydrogen Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. With an average atomic weight of , hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's chemical elemental mass. Stars in the main sequence are mainly... -filled balloons at a mock funeral Funeral A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor... on World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. It is meant to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. The day is further intended to draw global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative... goes up in flames. Tian Shan Mountains, China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... – A climbing expedition's helicopter Helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally... crashes into the ice from engine problems. Moreton Island, Australia – The Enterprise freighter is sunk to make a reef, but causes injuries. Fullerton, CA – The Air Day plane crash Assisi, Italy – An earthquake Earthquake An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time... destroys the St. Francis Church's roof Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state... – A tornado Tornado A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider... devastates most of a pig-farm's buildings. Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state... – A tornado Tornado A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider... hits the El Reno airport. Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... – Hurricane Iniki Hurricane Iniki Hurricane Iniki was the most powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. state of Hawaii in recorded history. Forming on September 5 during the strong El Niño of 1991–1994, Iniki was one of eleven Central Pacific tropical cyclones during the 1992 season. It attained tropical storm status on... .
105	18 Sep 2008	Dallas, TX Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... – An Acetylene Acetylene Acetylene is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2. It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne. This colorless gas is widely used as a fuel and a chemical building block. It is unstable in pure form and thus is usually handled as a solution.As an alkyne, acetylene is unsaturated because... factory fire launches tanks onto the road Prince George, British Columbia Prince George, British Columbia Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"... – At the Sandburst Games downhill race a couch crashes with 3 people. The crash ends the Sandburst Games. New Providence, IO – A new water tower Water tower A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system.... collapses Murdoch, IL – A Railway car Railroad car A railroad car or railway vehicle , also known as a bogie in Indian English, is a vehicle on a rail transport system that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotives... with gas derails, explodes & burns for 3 days Phoenix, AZ – Stolen dump truck Dump truck A dump truck is a truck used for transporting loose material for construction. A typical dump truck is equipped with a hydraulically operated open-box bed hinged at the rear, the front of which can be lifted up to allow the contents to be deposited on the ground behind the truck at the site of... chase, ending in a crash Wailua, HI – A helicopter Helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally... crashes on a ditch Ditch A ditch is usually defined as a small to moderate depression created to channel water.In Anglo-Saxon, the word dïc already existed and was pronounced 'deek' in northern England and 'deetch' in the south. The origins of the word lie in digging a trench and forming the upcast soil into a bank... . Tiny manages to lift the heli off Steve. Mexico City, Mexico – A tanker truck explodes after hitting a train. Mojave Desert, CA – Ron Cook Ron Cook Ron Cook is an English actor who has been active in the theatre, film and television since the 1970s. He is from South Shields, Co Durham, England and is a graduate of Rose Bruford College.- Stage appearances :... tries to set a speed record on his motorcycle, but wipes out. Nagasaki, Japan – A typhoon blows a building past a hotel where a travelling English folk-dance Folk dance The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music.... team is staying.
106	25 Sep 2008	Cranesville, NY – The fire department trains to set a old house on fire. It explodes, because the fuel was soaked into the wood. Weatherford, TX – A Police chase Car chase A car chase is the vehicular pursuit of a suspect by law enforcement officers. Car chases are often captured on film and broadcast due to the availability of video footage recorded by police cars and police and media helicopters participating in the chase... ends in a 120 mph MPH MPH is a three-letter acronym that refers to miles per hour, a measurement of speedMPH may also refer to:* Make Poverty History, a campaign supported by Bob Geldof to end poverty in Africa... head-on crash Plymouth, England – The King of Shaves King of Shaves The King of Shaves Company, Ltd. is a British toiletries company headquartered in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, with an office in New York City, and employing approximately 22 people. The King of Shaves brand was founded in 1993 by Will King. The company was spun off from Knowledge &... speedboat crashes. Three Rivers, TX – Gas dire tank explosion. Thinan, Taiwan – A rescue-training helicopter crashes into water 1970s Nuclear Flask Crash test Crash test A crash test is a form of destructive testing usually performed in order to ensure safe design standards in crashworthiness and crash compatibility for various modes of transportation or related systems and components.- Types :... footage La Paz, Bolivia – Domestic call with a rigged propane trap that blows the house up around police Sevastopol, Ukraine – A TU-134 crashes on takeoff because of a bird that went into the engine.
107	2 Nov 2008	UK – At an airshow a pair of MIG-29s collide Chandler, AZ – a speedboat crashes into a shore and flies onto powerlines Manchester, England – an Arndale van loaded with 3300 pounds of explosives is detonated in the center of town Florence, OR November 1970 – Paul Linman reports on the blowing up of a whale carcass Cremation Cremation is the process of reducing bodies to basic chemical compounds such as gasses and bone fragments. This is accomplished through high-temperature burning, vaporization and oxidation.... St. Paul, MN – I-94 van fire BLEVI explosion fireballs across traffic Caruso Gorge, CA – Miles Todd mountain bikes Mountain biking Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can... and falls 150 feet down a cliff NASA NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... 1984 – Boeing Boeing The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001... airplane crash test Las Vegas, NV January 1st, 1978 – Evel Knievel Evel Knievel Evel Knievel , born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil and entertainer. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket... 's fountain crash Wembley, England – Evel Evel Knievel Evel Knievel , born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil and entertainer. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket... 's 13 bus jump crash Albuquerque, NM – A hot air balloon Hot air balloon The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. It is in a class of aircraft known as balloon aircraft. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first untethered manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air... in the shape of Smoky the Bear hits a radio tower.
108	9 Oct 2008	Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... 1991 – terrorists blow up an ammo depot killing 100 Hagerstown, MD – during a race Gary Stewart Gary Stewart Gary Stewart may refer to:* Gary Stewart , country musician* Gary L. Stewart, imperator of AMORC from 1987 to 1990* Gary Stewart , politician in Ontario... is bumped into a corner guard rail Guard rail Guard rail or guardrail, sometimes referred to as guide rail or railing, is a system designed to keep people or vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limits areas... and badly wrecked Paris, France – 1989 airshow Russian MIG crash San Francisco, CA – a mansion is swallowed up by a sinkhole Sinkhole A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes for example in sandstone... caused by a sewer break Wilkesboro, NC – an SUV crashes through a diner knocking a man into the counter Granby, CO 6/5/04 – Marvin Heemeyer Marvin Heemeyer Marvin John Heemeyer was a welder and an automobile muffler repair shop owner. Outraged over the outcome of a zoning dispute, he armored a Komatsu D355A bulldozer with layers of steel and concrete and used it on June 4, 2004, to demolish the town hall, a former judge's home, and other buildings in... in the Killdozer TX 5/5/00 – a cop pulls over a lady and warns her to stand back so she doesn't get hit, then her car gets hit with a van which seemingly defies the Laws of Physics by not flipping over. Texas City, TX 4/16/47 – The Texas City Disaster Texas City Disaster The Texas City Disaster was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history. The incident took place on April 16, 1947, and began with a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp which was docked in the Port of Texas City... .
109	16 Oct 2008	109 Fairfield, UT – a British helicopter does a loop at an airshow and crashes Swedish Air Force JAS39 Saab test flight crashes on landing and rolls Stockholm 4 years later – the same pilot is at an airshow Airshow An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows".... in the same plane and it crashes and explodes Dakota Co. MN 7/11/08 – a cop stops a car, suspecting the driver of drinking and driving simultaneously, and an SUV, carrying the real drunk driver, smashes into it and flips over Sacramento, CA – during a jet car race Dennis Gisua's chute doesn't open, he crashes and explodes in front of Neil Hanson. He was in recovery for 2 years Paris, CA – skydivers try to set a record and their DC3 DC3 DC3 can refer to:* Device Control Three, one of the C0 and C1 control codes* DC3 a punk band formed by Dez Cadena after leaving Black Flag * DC3 is the name of a fictional band in the TV Show "Cory in the House"* Dark Castle 3, a video game... catches fire on takeoff Marshall Islands 1954 – Castle Bravo Castle Bravo Castle Bravo was the code name given to the first U.S. test of a dry fuel thermonuclear hydrogen bomb device, detonated on March 1, 1954 at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, as the first test of Operation Castle. Castle Bravo was the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the United States ,... atomic bomb Nuclear weapon A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount... test explosion is 62 miles wide and leaves a 1.2 mile crater Comoros Islands – a hijacked Egyptian plane Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767-260ER, was hijacked on , en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a Bombay–Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan service, by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum in Australia. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Comoros due to fuel... crashes into the ocean by a resort Kiluweia, HI 1986 - a lava Lava Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at... flow takes out a town. Texas – a high speed chase resulting in minor injuries.
110	23 Oct 2008	110 Kolding, Denmark – fireworks factory fire & explosions International Hot Boat Race – Super Dave Super Dave Super Dave may refer to:Super Dave Osborne, a fictional stuntman played by Bob EinsteinSuper Dave , a variety show starring Osborne*Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, an animated television series starring Osborne... crashes Norway – Hans Lange jumps from a cliff in a wing suit Wingsuit flying Wingsuit flying is the sport of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, which adds surface area to the human body to enable a significant increase in lift. Modern wingsuits, first developed in the late 1990s, create the surface area with fabric between the... and gets stuck 20 feet up in a tree Milwaukee, WI – Brewer's Stadium crane collapses which building the new roof Morrisburg, Ontario 9/25/76 – Ken Carter Ken Carter (stuntman) Ken Carter , born Kenneth Gordon Polsjek, was a Canadian stunt driver.-Early years:Carter was born in Montreal and grew up in a working class neighborhood. With little education, he dropped out of school to perform car stunts with a team of traveling daredevils. Soon he was a solo act, jumping at... rocket car jump Poland – a dance troupe's tour bus is hit by a tornado Tornado A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider... Albuquerque, NM 1984 – hot air balloon hits a powerline Guam 8/92 – Typhoon Omar Typhoon Omar Super Typhoon Omar was the 15th tropical depression, the 15th named storm, and the 9th typhoon of the 1992 Pacific typhoon season... hits.
111	30 Oct 2008	111 San Diego, CA 5/27/95 – Shawn Nelson Shawn Nelson Shawn Timothy Nelson was a U.S. Army veteran and unemployed plumber who stole a M60 Patton tank from a United States National Guard Armory in San Diego, California and went on a rampage on May 18, 1995, destroying cars, fire hydrants, and an RV before being shot by police.-Prior to the... 's road rampage with a 57-tonne M60 Patton M60 Patton The 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today... tank. Gerdez, Albania – 90,000 tons of ammunition explode causing chaos Melbourne, Australia – at a drag race Drag racing Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track.... Keith Agis crashes into Darren Carster Lakehurst 1937 – The Hindenburg disaster Hindenburg disaster The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey... .* Lakehurst Heliostat crash Mexico – soap opera Soap opera A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,... star helicopter crash during a stunt Taiwan 3/02 – two cranes fall 50 stories from the Taipei International Center during an earthquake Imperial Sand Dunes, CA – Trevor Thomas does a double jump Double jump Double jump may refer to:* Double jump , performing the same jump twice in a row in cheerleading* Double jump , Two revolutions in a figure skating jumps* Double jump... with his quad ATV crashing into another ATV Salinas, CA 10/3/99 – Wayne Handley Wayne Handley Wayne Handley is an American airshow performer, former naval aviator, agricultural pilot, Aerobatic Competency Evaluator , and coach for upcoming and current airshow stars... crashes his plane into the ground at an airshow.
112	6 Nov 2008	112 Sewan River, FL – Hank Hogan wipes out his speedboat at 140 mph and is thrown across the water Russia 10/5/91 – a Soviet F41 VTOL plane explodes when landing on a carrier Russia 1992 – two F38 fighters hover over a runway and 1 crashes Salt Lake City, UT 12/13/03 – a van hits ice and crashes into the median, a band coming in the other direction crashes into it and their equipment goes flying Ukraine – a sinkhole Sinkhole A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes for example in sandstone... eats 144 apartments Pontiac Lake, MI – a plane crashes into a lake and fishermen rescue the passengers Jacksonville, FL 2007 – T2 Laboratories T2 Laboratories T2 Laboratories Inc. of 3043 Faye Road, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, was a facility that specialized in the design and manufacture of specialty chemicals primarily for gasoline additives... explodes in a massive fireball Lake Michigan – during a search, a boat not looking crashes into a Coast Guard Coast guard A coast guard or coastguard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to being a volunteer organization tasked with... Cutter and after have no idea what happened Antelope Valley, CA 1995 – NASA X31 fighter goes out of control and crashes.
113	11 Dec 2008	113 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... – industrial plastics factory fire spews shrapnel Ridger Mountain Range Mountain range A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain... , MT – Nick & Mike film their skiing and start an avalanche that buries them Isle of Man – TT Milky Quayle motorcycle crash St. Petersburg, Russia – 9 story apartment building fire and building collapse Phoenix, AZ – pylon airplane racing WWII Corsair crash Los Angeles, CA – 405 freeway Interstate 405 Interstate 405 may refer to:* Interstate 405 , a bypass of Los Angeles, California* Interstate 405 , a loop in Portland, Oregon* Interstate 405 , a bypass of Seattle, Washington... chain of accidents filmed by Paul Anderic Cape Canaveral, FL – Titan 4 rocket goes off course and is blown up Arches National Park, UT – SUV coming down Lion's Back rock crashes off the side Nantucket Island 12/92 – a Noreaster storm rips Dewitt Smith's house away.
114	18 Dec 2008	114 Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Australia – Calder park – O'Brien's stock car crashes and flips 14 times British Columbia, Canada – Big Dawg Shootout snowmobile hill climb Tim McGregor's crash Oleiros, Spain – Virgin Mary Festival launches a paper balloon that catches fire Bluehill, NE – during a high school football game a gyroplane crashes into bystanders Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma City bombing Oklahoma City bombing The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. It was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Oklahoma blast claimed 168 lives, including 19... . Sacramento, CA – DJ Reid's 68 Camero is driven by Greg into a wall at 100 mph Ft. Hall, ID 10/4/05 – cops set up spikes and a fleeing van crashes into a police car trying to miss them Belfast, Northern Ireland 9/1/86 – 70-year-old pilot Ken Wallace Ken Wallace Ken Wallace, born 26 July 1983 in Gosford, New South Wales, is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen... crashes his gyrocopter South Dakota 6/03 – Reid Timmer and friends film an F4 tornado and homes are destroyed by the 260 mph winds.
115	5 Jan 2009	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , IL – a freight train Freight train A freight train or goods train is a group of freight cars or goods wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain... smashes into an 18 wheeler 18 wheeler 18 wheeler is a colloquial term for a semi-trailer truck.18 wheeler may also refer to:* 18 Wheeler , a Scottish indie band* 18 Wheeler , a 1979 arcade game designed by Midway Games... Del Mar, CA 7/4/01 – Bubba Blackwell Bubba Blackwell Bubba Blackwell is a stunt performer and motorcycle jumping world record holder who was sponsored by and promoted Buell Motorcycle Company... motorcycle jump ends badly Bakersfield, CA – Bill Burch 1941 drag race crash Paris, TX – a four-story furniture warehouse collapses in a fire Mt Hood, OR – a helicopter crashes on a mountain top after rescuing trapped climbers India – a large building falls off its foundation into the street Maple Heights, OH – methane Methane Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest alkane, the principal component of natural gas, and probably the most abundant organic compound on earth. The relative abundance of methane makes it an attractive fuel... gas line explodes into a fire Wentworth Valley, Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the... – the Dix house is carried off in a flood crashes into the Wallace bridge Wilmington, NC – a crew putting up a civil war monument tips their crane over into powerlines.
116	12 Jan 2009	Mexico – Baja 500 run – saboteurs makes a hole in the course and a white truck hits it and is launched and flips Denver, CO – window-washing platform smashes into a building, breaks and strands 2 men who have to be rescued by firemen Fernandez gets pulled by a truck while on a bike to take a ramp jump onto the roof of a house and hits the side of it Florida 8/13/04 – Hurricane Charley Hurricane Charley Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley lasted from August 9 to August 15, and at its peak intensity it attained 150 mph winds, making it a strong Category 4 hurricane on the... hits Punta Gorda Punta Gorda Punta Gorda may refer to:Punta Gorda, BelizePunta Gorda, FloridaPunta Gorda Light, Humboldt County, California, USAPunta Gorda, Montevideo, in Uruguay.... Schenectady, NY Airshow – Canadian Sea King shopper crashes/France – Explosions follow a commuter train that crashes into a propane truck Chicago, IL – black ice Black ice Black ice, sometimes called glare ice or clear ice, refers to a thin coating of glazed ice on a surface.While not truly black, it is virtually transparent, allowing black asphalt/macadam roadways to be seen through it, hence the term "black ice"... causes an accident and a police car on scene is smashed by a DWI Rockford, IL – trailer crash racing.
117	26 Jan 2009	Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... – at Pro Flame, a propane plant truck unloading starts a fire, then the fire spreads to the neighboring Amerigas plant. Explosions send fire 150 feet in the air. The fires burn 21 hours, tanks blew everywhere and caused $4–5 million in damage. Woodward, IO – a man films an F2 tornado coming right at his house, it hits his neighbor’s house, goes by his house and takes out the house behind him. They run over and a woman and her dog are inside and need help. Hollister Hills Park, CA – Paul and friends go offroading and up truck hill. Halfway up he loses it, goes backwards and flips over 3 times down the hill. His friends think he’s dead, but all 4 of them are able to walk out. His $7000 truck is a loss. Burke County, NC Burke County, North Carolina -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 89,148 people, 34,528 households, and 24,342 families residing in the county. The population density was 176 people per square mile . There were 37,427 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile... 7/24/98 – huge traffic jam Traffic congestion Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. The most common example is the physical use of roads by vehicles. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction... causes cars to use on ramps to get off. A tanker truck hits a bridge, it catches fire and the steel bridge collapses on the truck and it explodes, killing the driver. Marble Falls, TX Marble Falls, Texas Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,959 at the 2000 census.Marble Falls is about northwest of Austin and north of San Antonio... – Lakefest Nationals dragboat racing. Todd wins the race, then loses it, flips over, bounces and shreds apart. He is fished out of the capsule and he is OK. Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Russia 05 – in a 1.4 mile long car tunnel under the river there is ice from a ceiling leak and a jointed bus Articulated bus An articulated bus is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usually a single-deck design, and comprises two rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint... wipes out, fishtails and hits the wall. A blue car hits the wall and flips over then two box trucks smash into each other. Twin Falls, ID Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region... – Flying Mike Brown (36) does a motorcycle jump in grass where he loses traction and hits the ramp, but doesn’t make it and goes off the back of the bike and under a trailer and is in a coma for 5 weeks. San Francisco, CA – the fishing boat contender takes on water and starts sinking. The boat is full of people hanging on to the last second as boats come up to rescue them. It’s 50 degree water that is rough and spreads them around. They are all fished out except for 1; the boat was $150,000.
118	26 Jan 2009	Texarkana, AR 10/15/05 – a freight train derails and police go to the scene. The cop smells chemicals and backs up. Then an explosion occurs and soon night turns into day ahead of him as everything catches fire where he was. Then electrical power Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... blows out. The next day the railyard is on fire, cars are burned up and a couple houses were destroyed. A tanker car with liquid propane crashed and burned. PCH, CA 10/02 – Paul MacDonald rides his motorcycle from San Francisco to LA. He swings both legs to one side while doing a wheelie, goes into a wobble and slams into a parked car and he’s hit and spins down the road. He broke his back. Lexington, OH – Gears Classic Mid Ohio course – Joey #21 goes into the grass, hits a mound that launches him and he tumbles end over end hits the fence. He is able to walk away. NM Desert 1988 – scientists from the US and Japan crash an F4 jet into a concrete wall to test it. The jet is on a track powered by rockets and slams into it to learn how to make better structures. San Jose, CA – a large homeless shelter Homeless shelter Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people which seek to protect vulnerable populations from the often devastating effects of homelessness while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact on the community... catches fire. Firemen work on it inside and out, then an entire wall collapses and pins a man underneath. Those outside were safe, no one was inside, the buried man was OK. 120 miles off VA 11/98 – USS Enterprise USS Enterprise USS Enterprise may refer to the following vessels:-United States of America:In watercraft, the prefix "USS" or "U.S.S." is applied to ships commissioned by and for the United States Navy. Private citizens also use the name unofficially... launches Prowlers and Vikings all day and night. A Prowler lands at night and crashes into a Viking and both explode into a huge fireball on deck. The prowler goes over the side killing 4. Sherman Reservoir, CO – a group of friends go out and party. A modified Jeep goes up a steep hill and a wheel goes over the side, he tries to back up off, then flips over and over down the hill. The driver walks away. Port of Jerichco – ferries dock during heavy surf and the floating pier gets covered in water. Everyone is evacuated, then the entire pier flips over and sinks. It was on ballast tank Ballast tank A ballast tank is a compartment within a boat, ship or other floating structure that holds water.-History:The basic concept behind the ballast tank can be seen in many forms of aquatic life, such as the blowfish or argonaut octopus, and the concept has been invented and reinvented many times by... s and one ruptured.
119	2 Feb 2009	Mulhouse, France 1988 – Airbus demonstration flight with 130 on board. It loses lift above the runway, goes into trees and explodes killing 3. Watkins Glen Watkins Glen Watkins Glen can refer to:* Watkins Glen, New York, a village in New York state* Watkins Glen International, a race course near the village* Watkins Glen State Park, a state park in Watkins Glen, New York... , NY – grand am racecar series continues in a storm. One loses it on a turn and hits a foam wall, then one after another slam into each other and the wall at 65 mph. Two cars are destroyed. Aniva Bay, Sakhalin, Russia – MI14 sea and land helicopter exercise. One hits the water hard, takes water and can’t get lift. It nosedives and the blades rip off. Julian, NC – Piedmont Dragway Powerjam. At night Donny revvs his engine so hard it explodes. He pulled the safety too soon and the nitrous detonated and he climbed out of the inferno. Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... , Canada – a 2 floor brick building is engulfed in fire and firemen back off and the front collapses. Right before the chief had the ladder truck back off. It takes hours to put it out. It was a welding torch that started it. Manchester, SD Manchester, South Dakota Manchester was a small unincorporated community in Kingsbury County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. On June 24, 2003, the town was completely annihilated by a large F4-rated tornado, and has since become a ghost town.-History:... – stormchasers drop probes in front of an F4 tornado. It takes out a farmhouse and buildings. It was a record 100 millibar drop. Red Bluff, CA 5/07 – nitro nationals dragboat racing. Problem Child has trouble in a trial and they replace a prop. In the next race, it bounces, rolls and goes right over the other boat. Ishimaru’s capsule is ripped off and sent flying. He’s fished out with a broken back. Hwy29 – Rob Stewart rides the 318 twist & turn, 11 mile highway on his motorcycle in TN and NC Smokey Mountains – the tail of the dragon. He passes a slow bike and hits a car head on while making a turn. The bike is a loss.
120	2 Feb 2009	Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and... – chemical storage facility fire. Huge drums explode and launch hundreds of feet. Smoke can be seen for 30 miles. EPA says to let it go and it burns for 4 ½ hours. Methanol was being unloaded and a spark ignited it. Rantual, IL – Tim Bernard does over 10,000 skydives and has to be extreme about them. He jumps 13,000 feet and tries to go through large open hangar doors. He wants it all on tape if he crashes. His chute catches the door on the way in at 65 mph and slams him to the ground breaking his hip. Dodge City, KS Dodge City, Kansas Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of... – Brain Carson does stunts. He jumps 126 feet in his car and lands upside-down on junk cars breaking his arm. Charlotte, NC Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... – He wants to jump 250 feet over flatbeds and land on a pile of cars. He drops his suspension, lands on a fire cannon and flips over and over. It takes a crowd over 30 minutes to get him out. OK 8/08 – 110 car train derails and catches fire. Oil tankers explode in huge mushroom clouds. It takes 5 hours to get a hazmat team in to start to put it out. Las Vegas, NV – Seth Enslow jumps his motorcycle over 70 bikes. His Honda CR250 breaks in half on landing and he’s thrown skidding along. Fonda Speedway, NY – Johnny #61 is clipped, flips over and over and lands upside down on the wall, then explodes. He rolls out on fire. It takes over 8 minutes to put the car out. Fountain Valley, CA – gas balloon Gas balloon A gas balloon is any balloon that stays aloft due to being filled with a gas less dense than air or lighter than air . A gas balloon may also be called a Charlière for its inventor, the Frenchman Jacques Charles. Today, familiar gas balloons include large blimps and small rubber party balloons... festival. One gets lift early and crashes into a building spilling the pilot out. The student is alone in the ripped up balloon as it flies off. Carbon Co. PA Rt 93 – a runaway truck ramp Runaway truck ramp A runaway truck ramp, runaway truck lane, emergency escape ramp or truck arrester bed is a traffic device that enables vehicles that are having braking problems to safely stop. It is typically a long, sand or gravel-filled lane adjacent to a road with a steep grade, and is designed to accommodate... is filmed by the news because it is so dangerous. Then a truck hits rocks fast, flips over, rips apart and the driver comes out bloody. Years later they remade the ramp.
121	9 Feb 2009	Fuji Speedway Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing... , Japan – Le mans race in the pouring rain. The pace car goes too fast, causes Senako to spin out Spin out A spin-out, also known as a spin-off or a starburst, refers to a type of corporate action where a company "splits off" sections of itself as a separate business.... , crash hard, then Tetsuyo Otta plows into him and explodes. The car drives on fire and is put out. He is badly injured and retires. Oakland, CA – a security camera shakes and is turned to find a gas tanker plowed into the freeway. The upper level just melts away and collapses. It takes 26 days to repair. Sudefeld, Germany – Jurgen drives a motorcycle on mountain roads. He loses it and plows into a rock wall and is thrown. Bocaue, Philippines – for New Year’s people buy fireworks, then a stand catches fire and blows up. It ignites 10 nearby stands and shoots rockets. It was a cigarette. Wilbur, NE – stormchasers find a tornado so huge they run from and a small one goes around it. They find an empty building and run in. The front of the building came off and smashed their car. It was an F4 2 ½ miles wide, a record. Malta – annual grand prix plane race over water. Eddie Gagan & Varga collide and go down. Eddie was able to eject, Varga died. Chandler, AZ – world boat finals. James Ray wins, but the boat flips, shreds and spits the capsule out. He broke his back again. Sagu Dock, Turkey 8/07 – rivers overflow and take out the municipal building in a pile. 70% of the area was covered in water.
122	16 Feb 2009	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Canada – Sunrise Industrial Gases factory catches fire and explodes into massive fireballs. A shockwave can be felt for 10 miles. Fiery metal is launched, I401 is shut down, people are evacuated. 5000 homes are damaged, 2 are killed. It was an illegal propane transfer that started it. Bellaire, TX 10/15/14 – a drunk Mexican goes on a rampage in an 18 wheeler. He hits traffic and pushes everyone out of the way. They use spikes and guns to take the truck out. Cheshire, England – Oldtown park circuit British GT Championship racing. Hunter Abbot goes to miss a car, clips it, plows into the rail, starts flipping, shredding and then it explodes. He rolls out on fire and has only minor injuries. Pampa, TX – Sgt. Randy Stubblefield films a large tornado forming that comes down. It’s a massive F4 that rips up buildings and goes across town. 43 houses are leveled costing $20 million. Russian M12 helicopter does maneuvers at an airshow, slams into the ground and the blades fly off, then it explodes. North Flack, NE – a warehouse catches fire and a train goes right by it. Then propane tanks explode and the whole thing is leveled. Waterford, CT 7/8 – stock car race at the speedbowl. Jay Losniak races, a couple cars hit and he is launched over them and flips. His mom Jean films it and runs down. Jay is able to walk out. Montevideo, Uruguay – high speed boat racing. One boat loses control and slams right into the judges' boat, smashing it in half. Both sink fast and everyone goes into the water.
123	16 Feb 2009	Mission Bay San Diego, CA – Mark W races a hydro fuel dragboat in a test. He flips it and it rips apart in 2 seconds. He opens the capsule and it takes on water, he spins over trapped, but divers get him out. WI 8/18/05 – 28 tornadoes hit in 1 day. Stauntaun – Cops and civilians film from all over. One goes down, up and then down again. Then an F3 hits the farm across the street. Mechanicsburg, PA – Williamsgrove speedway sprint car race. Scott Zeller #21 clips #88, then cartwheels off the track, over the cameraman, across a yard and into a metal fence. The cameraman was knocked out by a tire. Waegingen, Netherlands – a 16 floor college dorm catches fire from lightning. The roof shoots flames and explodes. Because of construction they had gas generators up there that blew. KY 2/13/07 – Ofc Bill Allen goes to an accident call in the ice. The police car is hit and spunout. A woman calls 911 about her wiping out nearby. Then a semi loses it and hits a red car and slams it into the police car. AZ desert – 1960s Douglas DC7 is intentionally crashed by the FAA for a test. It hits at 180 mph and it shredded in 5 seconds. Dubai – 400 mile endurance race. A man films a yellow landrover truck hit a bump, launching into the air and into the cameraman. They are battered, but not killed. El Salvador – Hurricane Stan dumps rain for 5 days. Roads are washed away, trees and power go down. 75% of crops are ruined in 700 mud slides.
124	23 Feb 2009	Tacoma, WA 10/6/07 – a propane truck unloads into a storage tank. It starts to leak and smoke covers the area. Then the truck catches fire spewing up to the freeway. 8000 gallons explode destroying the area. Firemen put it out and find the driver who died later. Marble Falls, TX – Todd Odom races top fuel hydro Spirit of Texas, the boat then rips to pieces and his capsule is thrown free. His blast plate came off and lost stability. Cornwall, England – Matt 'Kangaroo Kid' Coulter from Australia jumps a riverboat on an ATV. He hits the top of it and is thrown into the river. A year later he does it again with faster ATV and longer ramp, can’t miss. He hits so hard and is thrown. He rips out every ligament in his knee and loses feeling. Howick Falls, South Africa – Jeff Corlis basejumps from anything he can around the world. He jumps from atop the falls, pulls his chute and is blown into the falls, he’s knocked around, broken and attacked by crabs. He spends a month in the hospital with broken ribs and feet. Gilong, Australia – a DJ and 2 others ride in a Huey 300 helicopter around the water. He goes to land on Cunningham Pier and a downdraft knocks them in the water. All make it out. Santa Fe, Argentina – a bus hits a car and goes over a bridge into a river. They use a large crane to pull it out, but it’s too heavy and the crane goes over too. Glamis Sand Dunes, CA – Seth Enslow is a motocross bike jumper. He takes a jump and lands in a crowd of people when he doesn’t get enough height. He’s fine, bike is not. Crescent City, IL 6/21/70 – the first propane train disaster. A car derails, catches fire, then blows up. A second explosion launches a car into a house. They let it burn 56 hours. It destroys much of the town.
125	23 Feb 2009	Netherlands – a fireworks warehouse catches fire and people fill the streets to watch. Then the fireworks erupt and people start running for it. The whole thing detonates, breaks glass and smashes nearby buildings. A second bigger explosion throws the cameraman. The entire area is leveled, 400 houses were damaged. Santa Inez, CA – Dan Pastor makes a 200-foot jump for his motocross bike. He goes too fast, lands too far and the bike breaks on impact and he’s thrown. His face is bloody, broke his pelvis, back, ribs, jaw and is airlifted out. A year later he makes the jump safely. Needles, CA – Paul Curry soups up his raceboat, takes it on the river and launches. It slams down and he’s thrown 25 feet across the river while his boat sinks. He floats and starts yelling about his back. He broke 4 ribs and punctured his lung. All he could save was the engine. Claremont Speedway, Australia – Darren Holswitch races sprint cars on a dirt track. On a turn he is bumped, he flips 5 times and gets stuck on the fence up in the air as gas pours out. They yank him out and soon afterwards the car explodes. He damages his eye.
126	2 Mar 2009	Russian Cosmodrome – Soyez rocket with Photo satellite nighttime launch. 29 seconds later it falls to earth in a massive explosion. Something got into an intake pipe and all engines shut down. It was worth $16 million. Flagler Beach, FL 12/97 – men work on an 800-foot pier damaged in a storm the year before. Storms hit the pier for 8 days and 20-foot waves hit their crane, then 90 feet from the end are ripped off and float away. Alton Park, England – a GT race is hit by huge rain. Some put on rain tires, but there is little visibility. Cars skid offroad and fall apart. #8 wipes out and #9 plows into it. Track workers go out and then another car hits them. Then another car slams into them. A million dollars worth of cars are destroyed. San Bernardino Co. CA – Seth Enslow wants to set a record 275-foot jump on his motorcycle. Wind makes him go too far, he tries to slow down, misses the ramp, slams his face into the handlebars and shatters an eye socket. Boise, ID 1998 – Chris Shivers (19) at the bull riding blowout rides Shorty the bull. It throws him, then slams into him on the ground knocking him out. It comes back and hits him again. Mediterranean Sea 11/51 – Duncan flies a F9F2 Panther on a test to land on the USS Midway aircraft carrier. He lands, goes around, then hits the edge of the deck and explodes. He survives with burns. Virgin, UT – James Wolken rides a BMX bike doing jumps. He tries to jump 35 feet over a SUV and hits the other wall and falls onto the SUV and the bike breaks. Netherlands – biomass energy plant overheats and firemen arrive. The cooling system falls and pressure is releasing. Smoke pours out and turns black, then the whole building explodes. An oil leak made it fail.
127	2 Mar 2009	Buenos Aires, Argentina – an 18 wheeler on an overpass loses control after going too fast. He hits the wall and the entire cargo of lemons falls to the street below sending people running. Bluemenau, Brazil 11/08 – 35 inches of rain falls and mudslides rip up the countryside. A house falls down a hill and wipes out another house. Then mud covers it and more houses nearby are taken out on Herman Hoosier street. Tampa, FL – Steve and 4 guys bungee jump at once on the skyway bridge. Jeff Sargent goes at the last second. The rope snaps and they all smash into the water. Two boats yank them out with broken necks and collarbones. They also were arrested. Lions Head Peak, MT – Trennis Bear and friends ride their snowmobiles up the mountain, then he starts an avalanche and races it to the bottom. A year later they do it again in the same spot and the same thing happens again, this time he’s launched and tumbles 1000 feet down in the snow. They find him and dig him out. Bath, England – Caterham race. Car #66 wipes out and flies through the air into a wall. Rialto, CA – At the 5th annual desert jump championship, Chad Walton hits a ramp, His truck drops and flips 3 times, then explodes. He is yanked out, losing the competition for not driving away. Farnborough, England – at the airshow a 1980 Buffalo helicopter lands too hard, it explodes and the wings break off, a propeller hits a car. Both pilots walk away. Dallas, TX – An 18 wheeler wipes out and crews work on it. A helicopter on scene catches an 18 wheeler on the other side of the road crash, hitting a van and then exploding. The axle rips off and the passenger is thrown out.
128	9 Mar 2009	Edison, NJ – an asphalt plant gasline catches fire next to the Durham Woods apartments. They are told to evacuate, then the line explodes. John records it and tries to escape. A backhoe damaged it and it finally ruptured. It makes a 75-foot crater, 8 buildings are gone. Peekskill, NY – the town is moving a 118-year-old fire house to expand the road and make it into a museum across town. An end starts to crack, then a lift fails and the whole building collapses into rubble. Workers need to be accounted for, but are OK. Weston Beach Race, England – Chris wants to do a backflip on his ATV and trains with a foam pit. He does the ramp to ramp jump and lands hard. He does it again in Pomona, CA, but falls off midway, hits the ramp from 40 feet and the ATV lands on him. The rainy dirt ground slowed him down. He sprained his wrist and broke his leg. Imnha, OR 1/1/97 – John H films flooding as it tears up roads and houses. Then a red house is ripped away and floats down river into a bridge breaking it up. Donington Park, England – TVR Tusken challenge – cars bump, spin out, then on lap 5 Troy Dunlop #4 hits Stanton’s car, he turns over, then flips again and again ripping apart. MO 1/7/09 – A helicopter follows police chasing a stolen red pickup on the freeway, he gets off, then goes back on and hits a white car, goes thrown town at high speeds, hits a bump, is launched, loses it, hits a parked car, wheels fly off, it flips over, hits a tree and rips in half. Victoria, Australia – Bangalore Air show. An ultralight loses control, takes off and goes across the tarmac into the crowd knocking people over. It goes around in circles until it hits a parked plane. A woman is knocked out. The plane was unmanned, the gear stuck. DE – International Speedway dirt modified race. Car 6 skids, hits 55 and it hits 54 with John Keller into the walk, launching him high in the air into a fence and tires fly off. He is stuck upside down and a tow truck flips him over.
129	9 Mar 2009	Des Moines, IO – Barton Solvents catches fire. Thick black smoke fills the sky, then huge explosions erupt again and again from 55 gallon drums launching them through the air and keeping firemen back. The whole area is evacuated. Ethyl acetate was ignited by static. Aircraft carrier 1991 – an A6 intruder sucks a helmet off a man when JD Bridges is sucked into an intake of a jet. Maryland International Speedway – American Drag Racing league championships. Tommy Franklin races a 1968 Chevy Camero and goes right into a wall, flips over and over as he shreds it. The parachute wraps around the body. Rescuers shut down the engine and Tommy is able to walk away. Lake Delton, WI 6/08 – Storms dump a foot of rain and the dam overflows into the river washing away roads, soil, trees and houses. The Fromm family works frantically to save their house, but everything washes away. The entire lake is drained. Nottingham, England – British F1 boat grand prix. John Jones gets air, flies up high, flips over and over before finally landing upside down. He’s knocked out; divers fish him out and an ambulance takes him away. He is back at the race later that day mad that they were warned to keep their distance. Cayuga County, NY – Mod light car race on dirt. Don Finner #28 tries to pass, hits a wall, slips, flips over, Rocko Leon #87 hits him, then 2 other cars hit them. Rocko’s car is flipped, then explodes. Rocko rolls out with a glove on fire that won’t go out. They put the car out and get Don out. Keystone, CO – Snowmobilers jump a 100-foot ramp at 80 mph. Snow melts in the sun and it is longer when Brian jumps it. He smacks into the other side breaking both ankles, heel and vertebrae. Portland, OR 1995 – Bubba Blackwell does a motorcycle jump over 13 cars, he hits the other ramp on the edge, the bike flips and he’s thrown into the pavement.
130	16 Mar 2009	Wichita, KS 7/02 – Summer Nationals International raceway drag racing at night. Jerry Yeoman makes it to the finals, hits an oil slick and slams into a wall, goes over it and flips 18 times in a fiery wreck. Cuscatlan, El Salvador 12/16/08 – a man sells propane tanks out of his house. He fills tanks, has a leak and starts a fire and causes other tanks to explode a dozen times. 9 houses were damaged. Red Bluff – International Hot Boat Association drag race – hydroboats race. Mark Atkinson soups his up, then goes airborne, flips and is ripped apart. He opens the capsule and it flips over and fills with water. It ended his career. Boca Reno – the Brazilian Navy’s munitions depot blows up into a nuclear size mushroom cloud. It keeps exploding and burning for over 5 hours. 37 homes are destroyed. Sacramento, CA – At a drag race Hans loses it, hits the wall, blows up, then slides down the track on his side and is ripped in half. Angeles Crest, CA – McConnel Sullivan films from his motorcycle up the long winding road. Ten other guys ride with him and when they stop one guy clips a bike, plows into Orlando Pablo at full speed. He’s thrown, knocked out and airlifted away. Dorsett, England – Poole Harbor ferry’s carry cars across. An ebb tide crashed a yacht into a ferry with a 72-year-old couple on board. They go to pull it out and it’s sucked under. Two men hold on as the woman is sucked under. They throw a matt and lifering down, then a dingy tries to pull them out. They grab a man, the people on the boat grab the other man and the woman is pulled from the other side. The 1920 boat is gone. Seoul, South Korea – At a carnival 6 elephants escape, 3 are caught and the others attack a restaurant. They get into the kitchen and people run for it as the elephants smash the windows. It reopens in 2 weeks with an elephant theme.
131	16 Mar 2009	Riobamba, Ecuador – on election night reporter Juan is covering voting, then an ammunition depot explodes. It causes bombs and rockets to detonate and a huge mushroom cloud forms. People run for it and explosions continue. The city is evacuated for days as the Army collects bombs. Fairbanks, AK – World Ice Art Championships contest. The Birth of the Bluebird is worked on for 100 hours and Uniqui cuts the last pillar and the whole thing breaks. Ursa, IL – Stan Frasier tries to remove two 60-foot grain silos from his yard with a bulldozer and one falls on him. One has a tree with bird’s nest. First he tries to pull it down with a chain and it breaks, the second time the silo just drops 4 feet. The cage and roof saves him. Anchorage, AK – Mulchay stadium Fairbanks Bucks baseball game. A Cessna 207 skywagon loses power and crashes behind the outfield wall, hits a fence and flips over. The engine rips out and catches fire. 4 people were on board and all lived. They forgot to check gas on one side. Irwindale Speedway, CA – at a stock car race on lap 40 car #4 hits #34, then slides into an edge barrier and flips over. Todd Burns & Kevin Wood are inside. Wood is trapped upside down, but walks away Kernersville, NC 1/14/09 – Cops go to a house fire where a 911 call says people are inside. Firemen are told it’s empty and go in to check when the whole house blows up and is lifted off the base. Only ne fireman had minor injuries. Blacktown, Australia – Eastern Creek Raceway drag racing. Santos Cranos back tires blow up and he flips over. Alicante, Spain – an armed 25-year-old takes over a bank with 8 hostages. He releases 6 for a motorcycle, rides off to escape and cops cut him off with a car and send him flying. Cops grab him and an ambulance takes him away. Spa, Belgium – Formula Palmer Series racing. Tim Mullen gets clipped in the back, spins out, crashes into a wall and catches fire. He’s trapped and has to be pulled out.
132	23 Mar 2009	Bonnveille Salt Flats, UT – Jim Meader wants to be the production car speed record of 241 mph. He gets his Mazda RX7 up to 230 mph, adds power and goes in the air, spins around, comes apart and slides upside-down and the parachute deploys. It catches fire and he has to crawl out and put the fire out. El Toro Air Show, CA – Jerry Caddock of the Marines flies an FA18 Hornet does the square immelman on the third day and slams into the ground at 300 mph. His engine catches fire and he slides out of control. He broke his neck, compressed his spine and punctured a lung. Mt. Shasta CA – a crew films extreme skiers. They build 100-foot ramps and have to be towed by a snowmobile at 65 mph to make he jump. Derrick (16) thinks he can make it on his own and misses because of the melting snow. He hits the ramp and is knocked out. He broke ribs, and tore his spleen and aorta. Omsk, Russia 7/6/00 – a gasoline fire near 60,000 gallon train tank cars. They try to cool the cars, but one explodes in a huge fireball. It is peeled like fruit. Sydney, Australia – St. George Speedboat race. Malcolm McCall races his boat, flips 30 feet and is thrown out across the water at 120 mph. The boat explodes and sinks. He broke 6 ribs and 3 vertebrae. VA 1995 – NASA launches the Conastoga 1620 rocket. It has a malfunction and automatically self-destructs. Two of the boosters don’t self-destruct and fly wildly until they explode in the ocean. Julian, NC – Big Dog Shootout dragrace. Junior Ward vs. Ricky Young. At the start Ricky’s axle breaks and he crashes right into Junior destroying his car. The truck keeps going. 200 miles off Australia – the cargo ship Laura is knocked to one side and fuel cargo all goes to one side and it roles over. The crew evacuates to two rafts and are stranded for seven hours. The navy rescues them.
133	23 Mar 2009	Queensland, Australia – Willowbrook Raceway New Year’s drag racing night fire series. Stephen Reed's car wobbles and explodes. He pulls the extinguisher, hits the wall and his body flies 30 feet up in the air. The chassis keeps going and chutes deploy. It was caused by a broken fuel line. Netherlands – Delft University of technology has a fire on the 7th floor from an electrical fire. It takes 4 hours to put it out, then a section from 6 floors up collapses and starts a new fire. The building has to be demolished. Melbourne, FL – Airboat racing across 400 feet of swamp. Bill Willard wins and starts celebrating, but doesn’t stabilize the boat. It flips over and he’s slammed into the water. The boat lands upside-down and is destroyed. Chesterton, IN – St. Patrick’s Church catches fire and 30 firemen work to put it out. They are warned that the steeple is on the verge of collapse. A fireman is pulling an empty hose by it and he dives trying to get away as the steeple falls next to him. It takes 3 hours to put the fire out. Tulsa, OK – Chillibowl Midget nationals. Tim McCready was in the lead until his right rear tire broke off. He flipped 4 times and went over the fence. He couldn’t get out. He broke a vertebra in his back. Maui, HI – Jaws waves go from 12 to 60 feet. Surfers are towed in by jetskis to build the speed needed. Sierra Emery windsurfs a 40-foot wave and ditches when a surfer comes up on him. He’s buried and a jetski comes out to rescue him, but they are knocked over by whitewater. Two more jetskis rescue both of them and his board. Danville, WV – At a convenience store a soda vendor is going to leave when a truck out of control hits the pumps and crashes into the front of the store. The driver has fallen asleep with his foot on the gas. A beam flies over the cashier’s head. To prevent it from reoccurring they put up boulders around the property. Wildman Al Sleet jumped a garbage truck 74 feet for a record. Lebanon Valley Speedway, NY – he drives a dumptruck that catches fire and drives into a bus standing up, but he hits the side and flips his truck where he is trapped.

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