Destroyed In Seconds

Episode Synopsis

Netherlands – a fireworks warehouse catches fire and people fill the streets to watch. Then the fireworks erupt and people start running for it. The whole thing detonates, breaks glass and smashes nearby buildings. A second bigger explosion throws the cameraman. The entire area is leveled, 400 houses were damaged. Santa Inez, CA – Dan Pastor makes a 200-foot jump for his motocross bike. He goes too fast, lands too far and the bike breaks on impact and he’s thrown. His face is bloody, broke his pelvis, back, ribs, jaw and is airlifted out. A year later he makes the jump safely. Needles, CA – Paul Curry soups up his raceboat, takes it on the river and launches. It slams down and he’s thrown 25 feet across the river while his boat sinks. He floats and starts yelling about his back. He broke 4 ribs and punctured his lung. All he could save was the engine. Claremont Speedway - Australia – Aaron Holswich races sprint cars on a dirt track. On a turn he is bumped, he flips 5 times and gets stuck on the fence up in the air as gas pours out. They yank him out and soon afterwards the car explodes. He damages his eye. Denver, CO 11/8/08 - A group of people are interrupted at a restaurant by a car crashing into it. Texas - Jet ski qualifying. Jerry Elinson races, stalls and collides with another jet ski. He loses his spleen. Mexico - Joe paraglides and loses control. He lands in a tree. it snaps and he's trown to the ground. He suffers minor injuries but shattered a rib. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) 7/11/94 - An F-14 Tomcat crashes on the back of the carrier.