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Destroyed in Seconds

Season 1
Host Ron Pitts brings clip after clip of the most shocking destructions caught on tape and explores the cause behind the effect of those catastrophes.
200916 episodes
TV-14
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Fiery Plane, Massive Landslide
    August 21, 2008
    22min
    TV-14
    A Naval pilot attempts to bail out of a fiery plane as it spirals towards earth and two men try to outrun a massive landslide bearing down on them.
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  2. S1 E5 - Welding Plant Mayhem
    April 4, 2022
    22min
    TV-14
    A welding plant explodes turning hundreds of tank cannisters into fiery projectiles, and in British Columbia, a couch-on-wheels careens out of control slamming into spectators.
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  3. S1 E20 - F4 Tornado, Freeway Collapse
    February 2, 2009
    21min
    TV-14
    A passenger jet crashes into trees at an air show and a sudden rainstorm causes a string of violent collisions at a car race.
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  4. S1 E21 - Chemical Fire, Rogue Balloon
    February 2, 2009
    22min
    TV-14
    A five-alarm fire breaks out at a chemical plant causing a huge explosion and a daredevil skydiver miscalculates his landing and slams onto a concrete floor.
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  5. S1 E23 - Police Chase a Semi
    February 16, 2009
    21min
    TV-14
    A deadly propane plant explosion damages 5,000 homes and a semi-truck driver flees from an accident which sparks a wild and destructive police chase.
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  6. S1 E25 - Tanker Fire, BASE Jump Mishap
    February 23, 2009
    21min
    TV-14
    Fuel ignites during a transfer from a tanker truck to a storage tank, causing a series of massive explosions. Then, a mechanical failure causes a spectacular race boat crash, and a BASE jumper is enveloped by a raging waterfall.
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  7. S1 E26 - Fireworks Factory, Daredevil
    February 23, 2009
    21min
    TV-14
    A fire at a fireworks factory in a city sparks massive explosions and sends thousands rushing for cover. Then, a motorcycle daredevil crashes while attempting a long jump, and two pilots survive a fiery crash landing.
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  8. S1 E27 - Raging Bull, Rocket Crash
    March 2, 2009
    21min
    TV-14
    A violent storm wipes out a pier as workers flee and a daredevil's motorcycle stunt ends in disaster.
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  9. S1 E28 - Lemon Truck, Brazil Landslides
    March 2, 2009
    21min
    TV-14
    A truck slams into the wall of an overpass, sending tons of lemons over a bridge and narrowly missing pedestrians below. Then, torrential rains loosen soil in Brazil resulting in massive landslides that destroy homes.
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  10. S1 E29 - Fireball Frenzy, ATV Back Flip
    March 9, 2009
    22min
    TV-14
    Hundreds flee for their lives when a gas leak triggers a massive fireball that destroys eight apartment buildings. Then, a race car crashes and disintegrates, and a daredevil wrecks his ATV while performing a risky back flip.
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  11. S1 E32 - Dropped Grenade, Backdraft
    March 2, 2009
    22min
    TV-14
    A dropped grenade sets off a series of massive explosions at Ecuador's Army Headquarters. Then, two race cars collide in a spectacular high-speed crash, and four passengers survive after their plane crashes near a baseball field.
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  12. S1 E34 - Funny Car, Windsurfer Wipeout
    March 23, 2009
    22min
    TV-14
    A Funny Car catches fire at 200 miles per hour before crashing into a wall and a college building that houses historic documents goes up in flames.
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  13. S1 E35 - Tanker Inferno, Skier Wipeout
    March 30, 2009
    22min
    TV-14
    A fire on an oil tanker docked in a shipyard leads to massive explosions. Then, a skier loses control at the top of a steep mountain and flips, cartwheels and collides with boulders before his disastrous run stops.
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  14. S1 E36 - Freestyle Stunt, Sinking Boat
    March 30, 2009
    22min
    TV-14
    An Australian racing boat breaks apart and sinks within two minutes sending 17 crew members into heavy seas.
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  15. S1 E38 - News Copter, Motorycle Jump
    April 2, 2009
    21min
    TV-14
    A news helicopter in New York City loses control and crashes into a building. Then, a world record distance jump on a motorcycle ends with a spectacular crash, and a fatigued driver plows his Jeep into a store full of people.
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  16. S1 E39 - Magnesium Fire, F-18 Crash
    April 13, 2009
    22min
    TV-14
    A magnesium fire at a recycling plant leads to multiple massive explosions. Then, an F-18 jet crashes while landing at night on an aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean, and a funny car engine explodes at 230 mph.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Starring
Ron Pitts
Studio
discovery plus Adventure
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