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History is full of disasters that never had to happen. From bored kids shooting at a munitions depot to a captain leaving the bridge at the absolute worst second, the line between a normal day and total catastrophe is terrifyingly thin. Today we're looking at twenty-five historical disasters caused by human error.
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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster
1:12 - Bhopal Chemical Disaster
1:48 - Dutchman's Curve Train Wreck
2:16 - Bangladesh Ferry Disaster
2:43 - The Flixborough Explosion
3:17 - The London Beer Flood
3:51 - Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
4:28 - Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
5:03 - Three Mile Island
5:39 - Boston Molasses Flood
6:14 - Great Heck Rail Crash
6:46 - Arsenal Hill Explosion
7:29 - The Halifax Explosion
8:04 - Spencer and Remsen Fires
8:39 - Hartford Hospital Fire
9:11 - 2006 Nigerian Air Crash
9:43 - Farmington Mine Disaster
10:17 - Sknyliv Air Show Disaster
10:47 - Ikeja Cantonment Explosion
11:16 - The Johnstown Flood
11:45 - The Great Smog
12:17 - The Chernobyl Meltdown
12:48 - Ohio Penitentiary Fire
13:22 - St. Francis Dam Collapse
13:57 - Victoria Hall Disaster
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History is full of disasters that never had to happen. From bored kids shooting at a munitions depot to a captain leaving the bridge at the absolute worst second, the line between a normal day and total catastrophe is terrifyingly thin. Today we're looking at twenty-five historical disasters caused by human error.
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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster
1:12 - Bhopal Chemical Disaster
1:48 - Dutchman's Curve Train Wreck
2:16 - Bangladesh Ferry Disaster
2:43 - The Flixborough Explosion
3:17 - The London Beer Flood
3:51 - Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
4:28 - Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
5:03 - Three Mile Island
5:39 - Boston Molasses Flood
6:14 - Great Heck Rail Crash
6:46 - Arsenal Hill Explosion
7:29 - The Halifax Explosion
8:04 - Spencer and Remsen Fires
8:39 - Hartford Hospital Fire
9:11 - 2006 Nigerian Air Crash
9:43 - Farmington Mine Disaster
10:17 - Sknyliv Air Show Disaster
10:47 - Ikeja Cantonment Explosion
11:16 - The Johnstown Flood
11:45 - The Great Smog
12:17 - The Chernobyl Meltdown
12:48 - Ohio Penitentiary Fire
13:22 - St. Francis Dam Collapse
13:57 - Victoria Hall Disaster
🍿 WATCH OUR OTHER VIDEOS:
► 25 Tiny Scientific Mistakes That Became Massive Disasters: youtu.be/Fuu4NOn-VoE?si=9BptFFjVDF0iaHcN
► 25 Deadliest Natural Disasters in History Ranked by Death Toll: youtu.be/kDyuzWQ_Dnk?si=udDIZao8Ohx1Hnvl
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