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What disasters would you like to see this show cover?


Here a few I would like to see them talk about:

* 2010 Haiti earthquake
* Columbine High School massacre
* General Slocum fire
* 1989 San Francisco earthquake
* Great Chicago Fire
* Halifax explosion

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Would like to see those too but don't see how they could do Columbine. It was definitely a tragedy, but it's not like a structural failure or vehicular disaster with a chain of seemingly-unrelated events that trigger the disaster.

My list:

* Minnesota bridge collapse, 2007
* Toronto subway crash, 1995
* MTS Oceanus sinking, 1991
* Black Friday, 1987

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The Costa Corcordia disaster back in January 13, 2012.

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Yes, I vote for major fires too . The series seems to shy away from fires (unless they're a result of some other cause, like 9/11) .

For my personal choice, I'd say the Station Club fire in Rhode Island .

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Tony Blair's open door immigration policy.

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The Halifax Explosion would be my top choice. Other suggestions (in no particular order):

* SS Eastland capsizing (Chicago, IL, 1915)
* Iroquois Theater fire (Chicago, IL, 1903)
* Cocoanut Grove Nightclub fire (Boston, MA, 1942)
* Hillsborough Stadium stampede (Sheffield, England, 1989)
* MV Doña Paz fire/sinking (Philippines, 1987)
* Baikonur Cosmodrome R-16 rocket explosion (Nedelin, USSR, 1960)
* SS Sultana explosion (Memphis, TN, 1865)
* Brooklyn Theatre fire (Brooklyn, NY, 1876)
* Beverly Hills Supper Club fire (Southgate, KY, 1977)
* Our Lady of the Angels School fire (Chicago, IL, 1958)
* My Lai massacre (Viet Nam, 1968)
* Dubrovka Theater massacre (Moscow, Russia, 2002)
* Enschede fireworks factory explosion (Enschede, Netherlands, 2000)
* Texas City fertilizer ship explosion (Texas City, TX, 1947)
* Los Alfaques tanker truck explosion (Alcanar, Spain, 1978)
* New London School explosion (New London, TX, 1937)
* Rana Plaza collapse (Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013)
* Royal Plaza Hotel collapse (Khorat, Thailand, 1993)
* Le Mans racing accident (Le Mans, France, 1955)
* Sknyliv air show crash (Lviv, Ukraine, 2002)
* Versailles wedding hall collapse (Talpiot, Jerusalem, 2001)
* Port Arthur massacre (Port Arthur, Australia, 1996)

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Some of these disasters already have other documentaries made about them. No need to cover the same disasters again.

* Hillsborough Stadium stampede (Sheffield, England, 1989)
* MV Doña Paz fire/sinking (Philippines, 1987)

These 2 I have just seen.

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