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Technology Documentary hosted by Tony Hirst, published by Discovery Channel in 2004 – English narration

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Discovery Channel investigates six of the world’s most disastrous malfunctions in ‘Blueprint For Disaster’. Each episode takes viewers into the heart of the despair and destruction: from Seoul, in Korea, when all five floors of a luxury department store collapsed within a matter of seconds; the massive and seemingly unsinkable Derbyshire ship vanished without a trace; one of the world’s largest construction cranes unexpectedly buckled while performing a delicate operation on a baseball stadium in Wisconsin, USA; and a small fire suddenly erupted into a chaotic firestorm in the ticket hall of London’s busy King’s Cross Underground station. Relive these tragic stories as they unfold from minutes prior to calamity leading up to the end of the investigation. Each compelling episode features interviews with survivors and investigators, dramatic re-enactments and archival footage to reveal the disaster’s root cause and the lessons learned as a result.

Produced by Temple Street Productions in Association with Discovery Networks International

2)  The Kings Cross Disaster
On the night of 18 November 1987, a harmless match produced a small flame on the escalator at King’s Cross tube station. Suddenly, the containable flame explodes rapidly into a fireball. It charges up the escalator and kills 31 people in the ticket hall 20m away. The inferno leaves investigators stumped. When the answer is revealed, it will shock everyone, adding a new chapter to the laws of fire dynamics.