Documentary

Blueprint for Disaster

7.8(4)

First Aired:July 12, 2005

Seasons:2 seasons

Episodes:12

Status:Ended

Blueprint for Disaster is a Canadian documentary television series that premiered in 2004 on Discovery Channel Canada. Produced by Temple Street Productions, the program investigates why and how various disasters have happened. Toronto-based Voice Artist Adrian Bell provided the narration for the first series.

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Cast

Tony Hirst

Narrator

Seasons & Episodes

E1The Inferno at Kaprun - November 11, 2000

10.0

Jul 12, 2005

E2The Crash at Eschede - June 18, 1998

7.0

Jul 19, 2005

E3The Collapse of Big Blue - July 14, 1999

6.0

Jul 26, 2005

E4The Sampoong Collapse - June 29, 1995

Aug 2, 2005

E5The Mystery of the Derbyshire - September 10, 1980

47m6.0

Aug 9, 2005

E6The King's Cross Disaster - November 18, 1987

Aug 16, 2005

E1Explosion at Enschede

9.0

In Enschede, the Netherlands the S.E. Fireworks storage compound situated in a residential neighbourhood catches fire and explodes, killing 22 (4 firefighters and 18 civilians) and injuring more than 1,000. There were two explosions, with the first explosion equivalent to 800kg TNT and the second was equivalent to just under 5,000 kg of TNT. The facility was authorized to hold 1.4G grade fireworks but actually contained quantities of 1.1G grade fireworks, adding to this, the facility was overloaded at the time.

E2Off the Rails - January 31, 2003

E3Wreck of The Rocknes - January 19, 2004

E4Destruction in the Desert - May 4, 1988

9.0

E5Hong Kong Inferno - November 20, 1996

45m10.0

E6San Juan Explosion - November 21, 1996

3.0