Destroyed In Seconds

Episode Synopsis

Tacoma, WA 10/6/07 – a propane truck unloads into a storage tank. It starts to leak and smoke covers the area. Then the truck catches fire spewing up to the freeway. 8000 gallons explode destroying the area. Firemen put it out and find the driver who died later. Marble Falls, TX – Todd Odom races top fuel hydro Spirit of Texas, the boat then rips to pieces and his capsule is thrown free. His blast plate came off and lost stability. Cornwall, England 11/13/91 – Matt 'Kangaroo Kid' Coulter from Australia jumps a riverboat on an ATV. He hits the top of it and is thrown into the river. A year later 8/13/92 he does it again with faster ATV and longer ramp, can’t miss. He hits so hard and is thrown. He rips out every ligament in his knee and loses feeling. Howick Falls, South Africa – Jeff Corlis basejumps from anything he can around the world. He jumps from atop the falls, pulls his chute and is blown into the falls, he’s knocked around, broken and attacked by crabs. He spends a month in the hospital with broken ribs and feet. Geelong, Australia – a DJ and 2 others ride in a Huey 300 helicopter around the water. He goes to land on Cunningham Pier and a downdraft knocks them in the water. All make it out. Santa Fe, Argentina – a bus hits a car and goes over a bridge into a river. They use a large crane to pull it out, but it’s too heavy and the crane goes over too. Glamis Sand Dunes, CA – Seth Enslow is a motocross bike jumper. He takes a jump and lands in a crowd of people when he doesn’t get enough height. He’s fine, bike is not. Crescent City, IL 6/21/70 – the first propane train disaster. A car derails, catches fire, then blows up. A second explosion launches a car into a house. They let it burn 56 hours. It destroys much of the town.