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r/CatastrophicFailure

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Videos, gifs, or aftermath photos of machinery, structures, or devices that have failed catastrophically during operation.

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8 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Arecibo Telescope Collapse - December 1, 2020 image
Arecibo Telescope Collapse - December 1, 2020
Structural Failure
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3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Better angle of Water park explosion Today in Gothenburg, Sweden. image
Better angle of Water park explosion Today in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Fire/Explosion
in Gothenburg, Sweden
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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Water park under construction catches fire and explodes. Today in Gothenburg. image
Water park under construction catches fire and explodes. Today in Gothenburg.
Fire/Explosion
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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Atlas Air Engine on Fire. Boeing 747 Cargo Plane. (1/18/24) image
Atlas Air Engine on Fire. Boeing 747 Cargo Plane. (1/18/24)
Fire/Explosion
to r/CatastrophicFailure by Lostsonofpluto
4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for The remains of the two planes involved in yesterday's collision 02/01/2023 image
The remains of the two planes involved in yesterday's collision 02/01/2023
Fatalities
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Truck on fire at the Delaware Water Gap, 9/3/2023 image
Truck on fire at the Delaware Water Gap, 9/3/2023
Fire/Explosion
in Delaware
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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for China Airlines Flight 611 was a flight from from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport in May 25, 2002, The plane involved was a Boeing 747-200, it was involved in a tailstrike in 1980 and had to be repaired, however, the repair was done incorrectly. image
China Airlines Flight 611 was a flight from from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport in May 25, 2002, The plane involved was a Boeing 747-200, it was involved in a tailstrike in 1980 and had to be repaired, however, the repair was done incorrectly.
Fatalities
in China
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for On March 27, 1977 in Tenerife, Spain, when two fully loaded Boeing 747s crashed into eachother. Killing 583 people in the worst disaster in Aviation history. image
On March 27, 1977 in Tenerife, Spain, when two fully loaded Boeing 747s crashed into eachother. Killing 583 people in the worst disaster in Aviation history.
in Spain
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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Parking Garage Collapse in New York City 4/18/23 image
Parking Garage Collapse in New York City 4/18/23
Structural Failure
in New York City
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Newly Opened Mall Collapsed, no injuries reported (July 2018) image
Newly Opened Mall Collapsed, no injuries reported (July 2018)
Structural Failure
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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Retaining wall in construction collapses in Antioquia, Colombia 03/12/2023 image
Retaining wall in construction collapses in Antioquia, Colombia 03/12/2023
Structural Failure
in Colombia
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Ohio Train Disaster 3rd February 2023, Toxic Gas Clouds and Dead Fish image
Ohio Train Disaster 3rd February 2023, Toxic Gas Clouds and Dead Fish
Fire/Explosion
in Ohio
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for House burns and explodes. Explosion at 2m42s. Vancouver, Canada (01.25.23) image
House burns and explodes. Explosion at 2m42s. Vancouver, Canada (01.25.23)
M
in Vancouver, BC
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Karachi: LNG cylinder explosion today (09 Jan 23) image
Karachi: LNG cylinder explosion today (09 Jan 23)
Fire/Explosion
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Concrete beam on trailer is struck by train. Today in Ooltewah Tennessee image
Concrete beam on trailer is struck by train. Today in Ooltewah Tennessee
Operator Error
in Ooltewah, TN
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the compound of the Ministry of Defence in Kabul, Afghanistan, when Taliban pilots attempted to fly it. Two pilots and one crew member were killed in the crash. (10 September 2022) image
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the compound of the Ministry of Defence in Kabul, Afghanistan, when Taliban pilots attempted to fly it. Two pilots and one crew member were killed in the crash. (10 September 2022)
Fatalities
in Kabul, Afghanistan
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Oil well on fire in Arnauldville Louisiana. June 29 2022 image
Oil well on fire in Arnauldville Louisiana. June 29 2022
Fire/Explosion
in Louisiana
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Russian air defense missile does a 180° (2022-06-23) image
Russian air defense missile does a 180° (2022-06-23)
Malfunction
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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Bystanders rush to the first ever fatal airplane crash (1908). Pilot Orville Wright was seriously injured and passenger Thomas Selfridge was killed. image
Bystanders rush to the first ever fatal airplane crash (1908). Pilot Orville Wright was seriously injured and passenger Thomas Selfridge was killed.
Malfunction
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Two trains collide in the south of Munich, Germany (14th February 2022) image
Two trains collide in the south of Munich, Germany (14th February 2022)
Fatalities
in Munich, Germany
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for On February 22, 1986 a USAir flight was unable to stop on a snowy runway in Erie, PA. The plane skidded off the end of the runway, crashed across a public roadway, and was totaled. The crash was attributed to pilot error. All passengers and crew survived, with one passenger receiving minor injuries. image
On February 22, 1986 a USAir flight was unable to stop on a snowy runway in Erie, PA. The plane skidded off the end of the runway, crashed across a public roadway, and was totaled. The crash was attributed to pilot error. All passengers and crew survived, with one passenger receiving minor injuries.
Operator Error
in Erie, PA
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for 1/11/2022 - LifeNet medical helicopter transporting a pediatric patient crashes into a neighborhood in Pennsylvania image
1/11/2022 - LifeNet medical helicopter transporting a pediatric patient crashes into a neighborhood in Pennsylvania
Equipment Failure
in Pennsylvania
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11 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Marine helicopter crash outside of McGuire AFB, NJ. Both pilots walked away. 6 Jan 2022 image
Marine helicopter crash outside of McGuire AFB, NJ. Both pilots walked away. 6 Jan 2022
in McGuire AFB, NJ
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for China At least three people have died as a result of the collapse of a section of a high-speed bridge in the Chinese province of Hubei. 12/17/2021 image
China At least three people have died as a result of the collapse of a section of a high-speed bridge in the Chinese province of Hubei. 12/17/2021
Fatalities
in China
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Remnants of the Amazon Warehouse in Edwardsville, IL the morning after being hit directly by a confirmed EF3 tornado, 6 fatalities (12/11/2021) image
Remnants of the Amazon Warehouse in Edwardsville, IL the morning after being hit directly by a confirmed EF3 tornado, 6 fatalities (12/11/2021)
Natural Disaster
in Edwardsville, IL